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Lord Caitanya in Five Features

Cc Ādi 7.33
Text
eta bali' mane kichu kariyā vicāra
sannyāsa-āśrama prabhu kailā aṅgīkāra
Synonyms

eta bali'-saying this; mane-within the mind; kichu-something; kariyā-doing; vicāra-consideration; sannyāsa-āśrama-the renounced order of life; prabhu-the Lord; kailā-did; aṅgīkāra-accept.

Translation

Thus the Lord accepted the sannyāsa order of life after full consideration.

Purport

The kutārkikas, nindakas, pāṣaṇḍīs and adhama paḍuyās all avoided the benefit of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's movement of developing love of Godhead. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt compassion for them, and it is for this reason that He decided to accept the sannyāsa order, for by seeing Him as a sannyāsī they would offer Him respects. The sannyāsa order is still respected in India. Indeed, the very dress of a sannyāsī still commands respect from the Indian public. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted sannyāsa to facilitate preaching His devotional cult, although otherwise He had no need to accept the fourth order of spiritual life.