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Pastimes of the Lord in His Youth
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dūra ha-ite āilā kājī māthā noyāiyā kājīre vasāilā prabhu sammāna kariyā
SYNONYMS
dūra ha-ite —from a distant place;  āilā —came;  kājī —the Kazi;  māthā —head;  noyāiyā —bowed down;  kājīre —unto the Kazi;  vasāilā —gave a seat;  prabhu —the Lord;  sammāna —respect;  kariyā —offering.
TRANSLATION
When the Kazi came, his head bowed down, the Lord gave him proper respect and a seat.
PURPORT
Some of the men in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's civil disobedience movement were agitated because they could not control their minds. But the Lord was thoroughly peaceful, sober and unagitated. Therefore when the Kazi came down to see Him, the Lord offered him proper respect and a seat because he was a respectable government officer. Thus the Lord taught us by His personal behavior. In pushing on our  saṅkīrtana  movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we might have to face difficult days, but we should always follow in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and do the needful according to the time and circumstances.
TEXT 145
असु बलेन,—आमि तेमार आहेलाम अन्तागत ।
आमि मेषि लूकाहेला,—अश्वम् केमत ॥ ১८ ॥
prabhu balena,—āmi tomāra āilāma abhyāgata āmi dekhi' lukāilā,—e-dharma kemata
SYNONYMS
prabhu balena —the Lord said;  āmi —I;  tomāra —your;  āilāma —have come;  abhyāgata —guest;  āmi —Me;  dekhi' —seeing;  lukāilā —you disappeared;  e-dharma kemata —what kind of etiquette is this.
TRANSLATION
In a friendly way, the Lord said, "Sir, I have come to your house as your guest, but upon seeing Me you hid yourself in your room. What kind of etiquette is this?"
TEXT 146
काञी कहे — तूमि आहेस क्रू हहेरा ।
तेमा नाच कराहेते रहिनू लूकाहेरा ॥ ১८ ॥