avadhÅ«tera jhuá¹­hÄ lÄgila mora aá¹…ge
parama pavitra more kaila ei á¸haá¹…ge

 avadhÅ«tera jhuá¹­hÄ - the remnants of the food of the avadhÅ«ta; lÄgila - touched; mora - My; aá¹…ge - on the body; parama pavitra - perfectly purified; more - Me; kaila - made; ei - this; á¸haá¹…ge - behavior.


Text

When the rice thrown by NityÄnanda Prabhu touched His body, Advaita Ä€cÄrya thought Himself purified by the touch of remnants thrown by Paramahaá¹sa NityÄnanda. Therefore He began dancing.

Purport

The word avadhÅ«ta refers to one above all rules and regulations. Sometimes, not observing all the rules and regulations of a sannyÄsÄ«, NityÄnanda Prabhu exhibited the behavior of a mad avadhÅ«ta. He threw the remnants of food on the ground, and some of these remnants touched the body of Advaita Ä€cÄrya. Advaita Ä€cÄrya accepted this happily because He presented Himself as a member of the community of smÄrta-brÄhmaṇas. By touching the remnants of food thrown by NityÄnanda Prabhu, Advaita Ä€cÄrya immediately felt Himself purified of all smÄrta contamination. The remnants of food left by a pure Vaiṣṇava are called mahÄ-mahÄ-prasÄdam. This is completely spiritual and is identified with Lord Viṣṇu. Such remnants are not ordinary. The spiritual master is to be considered on the stage of paramahaá¹sa and beyond the jurisdiction of the varṇÄÅ›rama institution. The remnants of food left by the spiritual master and similar paramahaá¹sas, or pure Vaiṣṇavas, are purifying. When an ordinary person touches such prasÄdam, his mind is purified, and his mind is raised to the status of a pure brÄhmaṇa. The behavior and statements of Advaita Ä€cÄrya are meant for the understanding of ordinary people who are unaware of the strength of spiritual values, not knowing the potency of food left by the bona fide spiritual master and pure Vaiṣṇavas.