Question: As per Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā and Caitanya-candrodayaNāṭaka, chapter 5, it is Nityānanda Prabhu who tricks Mahāprabhu and takes Him to Śāntipura. While Ācāryaratna (Candraśekhara Ācārya) is sent to Navadvīpa to fetch devotees to Śāntipura. Whereas in Caitanya-maṅgalaand Caitanya-bhāgavata, Nityānanda Prabhu is sent to Navadvīpa to fetch the devotees to Śāntipura. How to reconcile the difference in the narration?

Guru Maharaj: We see that difference, in how Lord Chaitanya went to Śāntipura. Since the Lord’s pastimes are inconceivable, then this is an example. Someone might ask how is it that Lord Chaitanya was tricked? Since He is the controller of the three worlds? Anyway, somehow this is His divine plan, that He wants the devotees to go to Śāntipura, and that is the thing about combining all the books. Sometimes each book gives a slightly different presentation. Maybe they all write from a different perspective. I am just compiling; I am not editing!

28/09/2020 Śrīdhām Māyāpur, India