CC Madhya 9.138
TEXT 138
pūrve bhaṭṭera mane eka chila abhimāna
‘śrī-nārāyaṇa’ hayena svayaṁ-bhagavān
SYNONYMS
pūrve—before this; bhaṭṭera—of Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa; mane—in the mind; eka—one; chila—there was; abhimāna—an impression; śrī-nārāyaṇa—the form of the Lord as Nārāyaṇa; hayena—is; svayam—personally; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
Before this explanation was given by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa thought that Śrī Nārāyaṇa was the Supreme Personality of Godhead.