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Pastimes of Childhood and Youth
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PURPORT
Keśava Kāśmīrī first wanted to bluff Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by saying that since He was not an advanced student in literary style, He could not review a verse full of metaphors and literary ornaments. This argument has some basis in fact. Unless one is a medical man one cannot criticize a medical man, and unless one is a lawyer he cannot criticize a lawyer. Therefore Keśava Kāśmīrī first depreciated the Lord's position. Because Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was to the champion a student of grammar, how could He dare criticize a great poet like him? Lord Caitanya, therefore, criticized the poet in a different way. He said that although He was certainly not advanced in a literary career, He had heard from others how to criticize such poetry, and as a  śrutidhara , possessing a complete memory, He could understand the process for such a review.
TEXT 51
অতু কহেন—অতএব গৃহিয়ে তোষারে । কিতারিয়া গুণ-দোষ বুঝাহ আষারে । ৫১ ।
prabhu kahena—ataeva puchiye tomāre vicāriyā guṇa-doṣa bujhāha āmāre
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahena —the Lord said;  ataeva —therefore;  puchiye —I am asking;  tomāre —you;  vicāriyā —completely reviewing;  guṇa —qualities;  doṣa —faults;  bujhāha —teach;  āmāre —Me.
TRANSLATION
Taking a humble position, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said: "Because I am not of your level, I have asked you to teach Me by explaining the faults and qualities in your poetry.
TEXT 52
নাহি গড়ি অলকায়, করিয়াছি প্রবণ । তাতে এই শ্লোকে দেখি বহু দোষ-গুণ । ৫২ ।
nāhi paḍi alaṅkāra, kariyāchi śravaṇa tāte ei śloke dekhi bahu doṣa-guṇa
SYNONYMS
nāhi paḍi —I do not study;  alaṅkāra —the art of literary embellishment;  kariyāchi —I have done;  śravaṇa —hearing;  tāte —by that;  ei śloke —in this verse;  dekhi —I see;  bahu —many;  doṣa —faults;  guṇa —qualities.