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TEXT 146
balabhadra bhattacarya--bhakti adhikari
mathura-gamane prabhura yenho brahmacari
SYNONYMS
ballabhadra bhattacaryaof the name Balabhadra Bhattacarya; bhakti adhikaribona fide devotee; mathura-gamanewhile touring Mathura; prabhuraof the Lord; yenhowho; brahmacariacted as a brahmacari.
TRANSLATION
As a bona fide devotee, Balabhadra Bhattacarya, the twenty-third principal associate, acted as the brahmacari of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He toured Mathura.
PURPORT
Balabhadra Bhattacarya acted as a brahmacari, or personal assistant of a sannyasi. A sannyasi is not supposed to cook. Generally a sannyasi takes prasada at the house of a grhastha, and a brahmacari helps in this connection. A sannyasi is supposed to be a spiritual master and a brahmacari his disciple. Balabhadra Bhattacarya acted as a brahmacari for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when the Lord toured Mathura and Vrndavana.
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