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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 17]
SYNONYMS
śuni '—hearing;  prabhu —the Lord;  krodhe —in anger;  kaila —did;  kṛṣṇe —unto Lord Kṛṣṇa;  doṣa-udgāra —many accusations;  ṭheñgā —stick;  lañā —taking;  uṭhilā —got up;  prabhu —the Lord;  paḍuyā —the student;  māribāra —to strike.
TRANSLATION
Hearing the foolish student, the Lord, greatly angry, rebuked Lord Kṛṣṇa in various ways. Taking up a stick, He rose to strike the student.
PURPORT
It is mentioned in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  that when Uddhava came from Lord Kṛṣṇa with a message for the  gopīs , all the  gopīs , especially Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, denounced Kṛṣṇa in various ways. Such denunciations, however, reflect an exuberant loving attitude that an ordinary man cannot understand. When the foolish student questioned Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Caitanya similarly rebuked Lord Kṛṣṇa in loving exuberance. When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was in the mood of the  gopīs  and the student advocated the cause of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Lord Caitanya was greatly angry. Seeing His anger, the foolish student, who was an ordinary atheistic  smārta-brāhmaṇa , foolishly misjudged Him. Thus he and a party of students were ready to strike the Lord in retaliation. After this incident, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu decided to take  sannyāsa  so that people would not commit offenses against Him, considering Him an ordinary householder, for in India even now a  sannyāsī  is naturally offered respect.
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ভয়ে পলায় পড়ুয়া, প্রভু পাছে পাছে ধায়।   আত্তে ব্যস্তে ভক্তগণ প্রভুরে রহায় ॥ ২০১ ॥
bhaye palāya paḍuyā, prabhu pāche pāche dhāya   āste vyaste bhakta-gaṇa prabhure rahāya
SYNONYMS
bhaye —out of fear;  palāya —runs away;  paḍuyā —the student;  prabhu —the Lord;  pāche pāche —after him;  dhāya —runs;  āste vyaste —somehow or other;  bhakta-gaṇa —all the devotees;  prabhure —the Lord;  rahāya —checked.
TRANSLATION
The student ran away in fear, and the Lord followed him. But somehow or other the devotees checked the Lord.