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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 10.146

balabhadra bhaṭṭācārya — bhakti adhikārī mathurā-gamane prabhura yeṅho brahmacārī
[balabhadra bhattaachaarya — bhakti adhikaaree mathuraa-gamane prabhura yenho brahmachaaree]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
balabhadra bhaṭṭācārya — bhakti adhikārī mathurā-gamane prabhura yeṅho brahmacārī
As a bona fide devotee, Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, the twenty-third principal associate, acted as the brahmacārī of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu when He toured Mathurā.

Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya acted as a brahmacārī, or personal assistant of a sannyāsī. A sannyāsī is not supposed to cook. Generally a sannyāsī takes prasādam at the house of a gṛhastha, and a brahmacārī helps in this connection. A sannyāsī is supposed to be a spiritual master and a brahmacārī his disciple. Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya acted as a brahmacārī for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu when the Lord toured Mathurā and Vṛndāvana.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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