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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
TEXT 213
গ্রামের ঠাকুর ভূমি, সব ভোমার জন । নিমাই বোলাইয়া ভারে করহ বর্জন ॥ ২১৩ ॥
grāmera ṭhākura tumi, saba tomāra jana nimāi bolāiyā tāre karaha varjana
SYNONYMS
grāmera —of this town;  ṭhākura —the ruler;  tumi —you;  saba —all;  tomāra —your;  jana —people;  nimāi —Nimāi Paṇḍita;  bolāiyā —calling;  tāre —unto Him;  karaha —do;  varjana —the punishment of making Him leave the town.
TRANSLATION
“‘Sir, you are the ruler of this town. Whether Hindu or Moslem, everyone is under your protection. Therefore please call Nimāi Paṇḍita and make Him leave the town.’
PURPORT
The word  ṭhākura  has two meanings. One meaning is “God” or “a godly person,” and another meaning is “ kṣatriya .” Here the  pāṣaṇḍī brāhmaṇas  address the Kazi as  ṭhākura , considering him the ruler of the town. There are different names by which to address the members of different castes. The  brāhmaṇas  are addressed as  mahārāja , the  kṣatriyas  as  ṭhākura , the  vaiśyas  as  śetha  or  mahājana , and the  śūdras  as  caudhurī . This etiquette is still followed in Northern India, where the  kṣatriyas  are addressed as Thākura Sahab. The  pāṣaṇḍīs  went so far as to request the Magistrate, or Kazi, to have Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expelled from the town because of His introducing  hari-nāma-saṅkīrtana . Fortunately our Hare Kṛṣṇa movement all over the world, especially in the civilized world of Europe and America, has become very popular. Generally no one complains against us to have us removed from a city. Although such an attempt was indeed made in Melbourne, Australia, the attempt failed. Thus we are now introducing this Hare Kṛṣṇa movement in great cities of the world like New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne and Aukland, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu everything is going on nicely. People are happy to accept the principle of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra , and the result is most satisfactory.
TEXT 214
তবে আমি শ্রীভিবাক্য কহিল সবারে । সবে ঘরে যাহ, আমি নিষেধিব ভারে ॥ ২১৪ ॥
tabe āmi prīti-vākya kahila sabāre sabe ghare yāha, āmi niṣedhiba tāre