Chapter Summary
The following summary of the eighth chapter is given by ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura in his Amá¹›ta-pravÄha-bhÄá¹£ya. This chapter describes the history of the Lord’s dealings with RÄmacandra PurÄ«. Although RÄmacandra PurÄ« was one of the disciples of MÄdhavendra PurÄ«, he was influenced by dry MÄyÄvÄdÄ«s, and therefore he criticized MÄdhavendra PurÄ«. Therefore MÄdhavendra PurÄ« accused him of being an offender and rejected him. Because RÄmacandra PurÄ« had been rejected by his spiritual master, he became concerned only with finding faults in others and advising them according to dry MÄyÄvÄda philosophy. For this reason he was not very respectful to the Vaiṣṇavas, and later he became so fallen that he began criticizing ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu for His eating. Hearing his criticisms, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu reduced His eating, but after RÄmacandra PurÄ« left JagannÄtha PurÄ«, the Lord resumed His usual behavior.
