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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.94
মহা-ভাগবত হয় চৈতন্য-গোসাঞি ।
এই কলিকালে বিষ্ণুর অবতার নাই ॥ ৯৪ ॥
mahā-bhāgavata haya caitanya-gosāñi
ei kali-kāle viṣṇura avatāra nāi
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is certainly a great, uncommon devotee, but we cannot accept Him as an incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu because, according to śāstra, there is no incarnation in this Age of Kali.
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The Bhaṭṭācārya accepted Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as a great, uncommon devotee.
He nevertheless said that he could not accept Him as an incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu.
He based this refusal on his claim that, according to śāstra, there is no incarnation in the Age of Kali.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Because of His silence, the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Him whether He was understanding the Vedānta philosophy, and the Lord replied, “Sir, I can understand Vedānta philosophy very clearly, but I cannot understand your explanations.” There was then a discussion between the Bhaṭṭācārya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu concerning the authority of the Vedic scriptures, specifically the Upaniṣads and Vedānta-sūtra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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What did the Bhaṭṭācārya accept about Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and what did he refuse to accept?
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