Äpane prakÄÅ›Änanda hÄtete dhariyÄ
vasÄilÄ sabhÄ-madhye sammÄna kariyÄ

 Äpane - personally; prakÄÅ›Änanda - PrakÄÅ›Änanda; hÄtete - by His hand; dhariyÄ - capturing; vasÄilÄ - made Him sit; sabhÄ-madhye - in the assembly of; sammÄna - with great respect; kariyÄ - offering Him.


Text

PrakÄÅ›Änanda SarasvatÄ«, however, caught ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu personally by the hand and seated Him with great respect in the midst of the assembly.

Purport

The respectful behavior of PrakÄÅ›Änanda SarasvatÄ« toward ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu is very much to be appreciated. Such behavior is calculated to be ajñÄta-suká¹›ti, or pious activities that one executes unknowingly. Thus ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu very tactfully gave PrakÄÅ›Änanda SarasvatÄ« an opportunity to advance in ajñÄta-suká¹›ti so that in the future he might actually become a Vaiṣṇava sannyÄsÄ«.