ācārya-sambandhe bāhye kare prītyābhāsa
kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinā prabhura nā haya ullāsa
kṛṣṇa-bhakti vinā prabhura nā haya ullāsa
Synonyms
ācārya-sambandhe-because he was related with Bhagavān Ācārya; bāhye-externally; kare-does; prīti-ābhāsa-appearance of pleasure; kṛṣṇa-bhakti-devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa; vinā-without; prabhura-of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; nā haya-there is no; ullāsa-jubilation.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu derives no happiness from meeting one who is not a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa. Thus because Gopāla Bhaṭṭācārya was a Māyāvādī scholar, the Lord felt no jubilation in meeting him. Nevertheless, because Gopāla Bhaṭṭācārya was related to Bhagavān Ācārya, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu feigned pleasure in seeing him.