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śrī-gopāla-bhaṭṭa hṛṣṭa haiyā ājñā dila
granthe nija-prasaṅga varṇite niṣedhila
kene niṣedhila, ihā ke bujhite pāre?
nirantara atidīna māne āpanāre

kavirāja tāṁra ājñā nāre laṅghibāre
nāma-mātra likhe anya na kare pracāre
“Some authors have described the above-mentioned
virtues of Śrīla Gopāla Bhaṭṭa to some extent, while others
have not described them at all. Without understanding
the reason behind it, some people indulge in flawed
logic and thus the seed of offense sprouts in their hearts.
Although fully capable to do it, the great rasika poets of
the past did not describe much of his glories. Kṛṣṇadāsa
Kavirāja Gosvāmī elaborately described the pastimes that
were not described by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura, but he
also left some pastimes to be described by future poets.
Feeling delighted upon receiving the order from many
Vaiṣṇavas, Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī described the
pastimes of Lord Mahāprabhu and His devotees in the
Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Śrīla Gopāla Bhaṭṭa was also pleased
to instruct Kṛṣṇadāsa to write the book, but forbade him
to write about him (Gopāla Bhaṭṭa). Who can understand
why he forbade him? He always considered himself very
low. Śrīla Kavirāja Gosvāmī would not violate his order,
therefore he only mentioned his name without describing
his glories.”

Some say that in the writings of Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī
it is seen that he supports svakīya-vāda (the view that