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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
TEXT 50
এত শুনি’ মহাপ্রভুর হইল ক্রুদ্ধ মন।  
 ক্রোধাবেশে বলে তারে তর্জন-বচন ॥ ৫০ ॥
eta śuni’ mahāprabhura ha-ila kruddha mana 
  krodhāveśe bale tāre tarjana-vacana
SYNONYMS
eta —thus;  śuni’ —hearing;  mahāprabhura —of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  ha-ila —there was;  kruddha —angry;  mana —mind;  krodha-āveśe —out of intense anger;  bale —says;  tāre —unto him;  tarjana —chastising;  vacana —words.
TRANSLATION
Hearing this, Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared greatly angry, and in that angry mood He spoke some words chastising him.
TEXT 51
আরে পাপি, তক্তদেষি, তোরে না উদ্ধারিম্।  
 কোটিজন্ম এই মতে কীভান্ন খাওয়াইম্ ॥ ৫১ ॥
āre pāpi, bhakta-dveṣi, tore nā uddhārimu 
  koṭi-janma ei mate kīḍāya khāoyāimu
SYNONYMS
āre —O;  pāpi —you sinful person;  bhakta-dveṣi —envious of devotees;  tore —you;  nā uddhārimu —I shall not deliver;  koṭi-janma —for ten million births;  ei mate —in this way;  kīḍāya —by the germs;  khāoyāimu —I shall cause you to be bitten.
TRANSLATION
“O sinful person, envious of pure devotees, I shall not deliver you! Rather, I shall have you bitten by these germs for many millions of years.
PURPORT
We should note herein that all our sufferings in this material world, especially from disease, are due to our past sinful activities. And of all sinful activities, actions directed against a pure devotee out of sheer envy are considered extremely severe. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted Gopāla Cāpāla to understand the cause of his suffering. Any person who disturbs a pure devotee engaged in broadcasting the holy name of the Lord is certainly punished like Gopāla Cāpāla. This is the instruction of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. As we shall see, one who offends a pure devotee