বলভদ্র ভট্টাচার্য-ভক্তি অধিকারী ।
মথুরা-গমনে প্রভুর যেঁহো ব্রহ্মচারী ॥ ১৪৬ ॥
balabhadra bhattacarya-bhakti adhikari
mathura-gamane prabhura yeṅho brahmacari
ballabhadra bhattacarya-of the name Balabhadra Bhattacarya; bhakti adhikari-bona fide devotee; mathura-gamane-while touring Mathura; prabhura-of the Lord; yeṅho-who; brahmacari-acted as a brahmacari.
As a bona fide devotee, Balabhadra Bhattacarya, the twenty-third principal associate, acted as the brahmacari of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He toured Mathura.
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.