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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 12]
TRANSLATION
One of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu's characteristics is His contradictory nature. When He becomes angry and kicks someone, it is actually to his benefit.
TEXT 34
শিবানন্দের ভাগিনা,—শ্রীকান্ত-সেন নাম । মামার অগোচরে কহে করি' অভিমান ॥ ৩৪ ॥
śivānandera bhāginā, —śrikānta-sena nāma māmāra agocare kahe kari' abhimāna
SYNONYMS
śivānandera—of Śivānanda Sena; bhāginā—the sister's son; śrikānta-sena nāma—named Śrikānta Sena; māmāra—of his maternal uncle; agocare—in the absence of; kahe—said; kari' abhimāna—with an offended state of mind.
TRANSLATION
Śivānanda Sena's nephew, Śrikānta, the son of his sister, felt offended, and he commented on the matter when his uncle was absent.
TEXT 35
“চৈতন্যের পারিষদ মোর মাতুলের খ্যাতি । ‘ঠাকুরালী’ করেন গোসাঞ্জি, তাঁরে মারে লাখি” ॥
“caitanyera pāriṣada mora mātulera khyāti ‘ṭhākurālī’ karena gosāñi, tāṅre māre lāthi”
SYNONYMS
caitanyera pāriṣada—associate of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; mora—my; mātulera—of the maternal uncle; khyāti—reputation; ṭhākurālī—superiority; karena—exhibits; gosāñi—Nityānanda Prabhu; tāṅre—him; māre lāthi—kicks.
TRANSLATION
“My uncle is well known as one of the associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but Lord Nityānanda Prabhu asserts His superiority by kicking him.”