Hare Krishna devotees
Please accept my humble obeisances
' Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, " Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, what are you saying? Lord Visnu, save Me! Such glorification is simply another form of blashphemy. " '
Cc Madhya 10.182
Hari bol
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Was it the glorification of lord Chaitanya? Because if yes, he must have said it because mahaprabhu is in bhaav of a devotee, anytime somebody told him
"Aap toh Krishna hi ho"
Mahaprabhu would reply by covering his ear " Vishnu Vishnu Vishnu, what are you saying, I am his servant"
Or so I have heard from devotees!
Hare Krishna prabhuji
Akshit Prabhu, " Why are you making guesses ? "
I have provided reference in the question. You can read from there instead of guessing the reply. Don't be so lazy!
Brahmananda Bharati who is like spiritual master to Caitanya Mahaprabhu said to Him, " At the present moment I see two Brahmans. One Brahman is Lord Jagannatha, who does not move, and the other Brahman, who is moving, is You. Lord Jagganatha is the arca-vigraha, the worshipable Deity, and it is He who is the nonmoving Brahman. But You are Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and You are moving here and there. The two of You are the same Brahman, master of the material nature, but You are playing two parts- one moving and one not moving. In this way two Brahmans are now residing at Jagannatha Puri, Purusottama. "
Cc Madhya 10.163
When Brahmananda understood Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu correctly, he accepted Him as Krsna Himself. However, when Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya addressed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as Krsna, the Lord immediately protested.
Sorry prabhuji, I should have read it, from next time I will remember
Hare Krishna
Good
Hare Krishna,
Why ?
It appears I have asked the question.
Why are you counter questioning me?
what happened after this
why did Gaura sundara react like this for one he is accepting that he is krishna for another he is denying?
how come?
what happened next?
Brahmananda Bharati belonged to Sankara-sampradaya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not like to see him wearing a deerskin.
Caitanya Mahaprabhu refused to recognize Brahmananda Bharati in the presence of Mukunda Datta.
When Brahmananda Bharati became aware of this, he thought, " My deerskin is not approved by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. "
" Thus admitting his mistake, Brahmananda Bharati thought, " He spoke well. I put on this deerskin only for prestige. I cannot cross over the ocean of nescience simply by wearing a deerskin. "
Cc Madhya 10.159
As soon as Brahmananda Bharati decided not to wear a deerskin, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu understanding his mind, immediately sent for the robes of a sannyasi. As soon as Brahmananda Bharati gave up his deerskin and covered himself with sannyasi robes, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came and offered respects at his lotus feet.
" Brahmananda Bharati said, " You instruct the general populace by Your behavior. I will not do anything against Your wishes; otherwise You will not offer me respects but will neglect me. I am afraid of this. "
Cc Madhya 10.162
Then Brahmananda Bharati said that He is seeing two Brahmans in Sri Jagannatha Puri.
" Of the two Brahmans, You are fair-complexioned, and the other, Lord Jagannatha, is blackish. Both of You are delivering the whole world. "
Cc Madhya 10.164
' Brahmananda Bharati wanted to prove that there is no difference between the Supreme Lord and the jiva, whereas Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted to prove that He and Brahmananda Bharati were jivas and that although the jivas are Brahman, they are many but the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Brahman, is one. On the other hand, Brahmananda Bharati also wanted to prove that Jagannatha and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are one, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but that to fulfill His mission Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu appeared to be moving whereas Lord Jagannatha appeared to be inert. Thus this jolly argument was going on, Brahmananda Bharati referred the whole matter to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya for a final decision. '
Cc Madhya 10.166 PURPORT
" After hearing this, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya rendered his judgement, saying, " Brahmananda Bharati, I see that you are victorious. "
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu immediately said, " I accept whatever Brahmananda Bharati has said. It is quite all right with Me. "
Cc Madhya 10.172
" Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu thus posed Himself as a disciple and accepted Brahmananda Bharati as His spiritual master. He then said, " The disciple is certainly defeated in an argument with the spiritual master. "
Brahmananda Bharati immediately countered these words, saying, " This is not the cause of Your defeat. There is another cause. "
Cc Madhya 10.173
" It is Your natural characteristic to accept defeat at the hands of Your devotee. There is also another glory of Yours, which I ask You to hear attentively. "
Cc Madhya 10.174
" I have been meditating on the impersonal Brahman since my birth, but since I have seen You, I have fully experienced Krsna. "
Cc Madhya 10.175
" Brahmananda Bharati continued, " Since I have seen You, I have been feeling Lord Krsna's presence in my mind and have been seeing Him before my eyes. I now want to chant the holy name of Lord Krsna. Over and above this, within my heart I consider You to be Krsna, and I am therefore very eager to serve You. "
Cc Madhya 10.176
" Brahmananda Bharati concluded, " Although I was worshipped by those on the path of monism and initiated into self-realization through the yoga system, I have nonethless been forcibly turned into a maidservant by some cunning boy who is always joking with the gopis. "
Cc Madhya 10.178
" Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, " You have a deep ecstatic love for Krsna; therefore wherever you turn your eyes, you simply heighten your Krsna consciousness. "
Cc Madhya 10.179
" Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said, " The statements of both of you are correct. Krsna gives audience through His mercy. "
Cc Madhya 10.180
" Without having ecstatic love for Krsna, one cannot see Him directly. Therefore through the mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Brahmananda Bharati has acquired direct vision of the Lord. "
' Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was a little embarrassed by the Bhattacarya's statement; therefore He uttered the name of Visnu to save Himself. The Lord herein confirms that if one is overestimated, glorification is just another form of blashphemy. In this way He protests this so-called offensive statement. '
Cc Madhya 10.182 PURPORT
" After saying this, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took Brahmananda Bharati with Him to His residence. From that time on, Brahmananda Bharati remained with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. "
Cc Madhya 10.183