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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 5

sannyāsīra gaṇa prabhure yadi upekṣila
bhakta-duḥkha khaṇḍāite tāre kṛpā kaila

SYNONYMS

sannyāsīra gaṇa—all the sannyāsīs; prabhure—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yadi—when; upekṣila—criticized; bhakta-duḥkha—the unhappiness of the devotees; khaṇḍāite—to drive away; tāre—to them; kṛpā kaila—showed His mercy.

TRANSLATION

When the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs at Vārāṇasī criticized Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Lord’s devotees became very much depressed. To satisfy them, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu showed His mercy to the sannyāsīs.