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āpane prakāśānanda hātete dhariyā
vasāilā sabhā-madhye sammāna kariyā
Synonyms
apane—personally; prakāśānanda—Prakāśānanda; hatete—by His hand; dhariya—capturing; vasaila—made Him sit; sabhā-madhye—in the assembly of; sammāna—with great respect; kariya—offering Him. ¶
Translation
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, however, caught Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally by the hand and seated Him with great respect in the midst of the assembly. ¶
Purport
The respectful behavior of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī toward Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is very much to be appreciated. Such behavior is calculated to be ajñāta-sukṛti, or pious activities that one executes unknowingly. Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu very tactfully gave Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī an opportunity to advance in ajñāta-sukṛti so that in the future he might actually become a Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī. ¶