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Expansions of Advaita Ācārya
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PURPORT
This is an authoritative judgment by Śrī Advaita Prabhu. He clearly advises that one should not be unhappy when reverses come upon him by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A devotee should always be happy to receive the fortune awarded him by the Supreme Lord, which seems pleasant or unpleasant according to one's judgment.
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পূর্বে মহাপ্রভু মোরে করেন সন্মান । দুঃখ পাই' মনে আমি কৈলু' অমুমান ॥ ৩৯ ॥
pūrve mahāprabhu more karena sammāna duḥkha pāi' mane āmi kailuṅ anumāna
SYNONYMS
pūrve —previously;  mahāprabhu —Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  more —unto Me;  karena —does;  sammāna —respect;  duḥkha —unhappy;  pāi' —becoming;  mane —in the mind;  āmi —I;  kailuṅ —made;  anumāna —a plan.
TRANSLATION
“Formerly Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu always respected Me as His senior, but I did not like such respect. Therefore, My mind being afflicted by unhappiness, I made a plan.
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মুক্তি—শ্রেষ্ঠ করি' কৈলু বাণিষ্ঠ ব্যাখ্যান । ক্রুদ্ধ হঞ্জা প্রভু মোরে কৈল অপমান ॥ ৪০ ॥
mukti —śreṣṭha  kari' kainu vāśiṣṭha vyākhyāna kruddha hañā prabhu more kaila apamāna
SYNONYMS
mukti —liberation;  śreṣṭha —the topmost;  kari' —accepting;  kainu —I did;  vāśiṣṭha —the book known as  Yoga-vāśiṣṭha ;  vyākhyāna —explanation;  kruddha —angry;  hañā —becoming;  prabhu —the Lord;  more —unto Me;  kaila —did;  apamāna —disrespect.
TRANSLATION
“Thus I expounded the  Yoga-vāśiṣṭha , which considers liberation the ultimate goal of life. For this the Lord became angry at Me and treated Me with apparent disrespect.