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# Dangers of Mayavada Philosophy – Bhagavan Acarya & Bengali poe

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Bhagavan Acarya was a renounced resident of Jagannatha Puri who would regularly invite the Lord for *prasadam*. His brother, Gopal Bhattacarya, had comprehensively studied Vedanta philosophy according to the impersonal interpretation. When Bhagavan Acarya suggested that Gopal Bhattacarya’s commentary was worth studying, Svarupa Damodara immediately corrected him. Sri Caitanya had repeatedly denounced *mayavada* philosophy: an advanced Vaisnava feels afflicted in heart by hearing such misleading commentaries, while practitioner devotees can easily become philosophically confused by such impersonal word-jugglery.&#x20;

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&#x20;On a separate occasion, a *brahmana* residing with Bhagavan Acarya requested Sri Caitanya to hear his poetic compositions. Svarupa Damodara would inspect such writings before they reached Sri Caitanya, ensuring that each word was in line with bona fide scriptural conclusions. After hearing the first verse, Svarupa discovered that the poet had made a distinction between the body and soul of the Lord, indicating an element of *mayavada* philosophy. This was a grave offence, and Svarupa strongly advised the *brahmana* to avoid such misunderstandings by learning the Srimad-Bhagavatam from a Vaisnava. As a consolation, Svarupa gave an alternative meaning to the original poetry which appropriately glorified the Lord. Thus humbled, the Bengali poet took full shelter of Sri Caitanya.