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[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 18]
in the lake as Kṛṣṇa. One must see things as they are through the mercy of a spiritual master; otherwise if one tries to see Kṛṣṇa directly, he may mistake an ordinary man for Kṛṣṇa or Kṛṣṇa for an ordinary man. Everyone has to see Kṛṣṇa according to the verdict of Vedic literatures presented by the self-realized spiritual master. A sincere person is able to see Kṛṣṇa through the transparent via medium of Śrī Gurudeva, the spiritual master. Unless one is enlightened by the knowledge given by the spiritual master, he cannot see things as they are, even though he remains constantly with the spiritual master. This incident at Kālīya-daha is very instructive for those eager to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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ভবে ভাঁরে কছে প্রভু চাপড় মারিয়া।।
“মুখের বাক্যে ‘মুখ’ হৈলা পণ্ডিত হঞ্জা ॥ ১০০ ॥
tabe tānre kahe prabhu cāpaḍa māriyā
“mūrkhera vākye ‘mūrkha’ hailā paṇḍita hañā
SYNONYMS
tabe —thereafter;  tāṅre —unto Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya;  kahe —says;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  cāpaḍa māriyā —slapping;  mūrkhera vākye —by the words of some rascals and fools;  mūrkha hailā —you became a fool;  paṇḍita hañā —being a learned scholar.
TRANSLATION
When Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya asked to see Kṛṣṇa at Kālīya-daha, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu mercifully slapped him, saying, “You are a learned scholar, but you have become a fool influenced by the statements of other fools.
PURPORT
Māyā  is so strong that even a person like Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya, who was constantly staying with Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, was influenced by the words of fools. He wanted to see Kṛṣṇa directly by going to Kālīya-daha, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, being the original spiritual master, would not allow His servant to fall into such foolishness. He therefore chastised him, slapping him just to bring him to a real sense of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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কুর্ক্ষ  কেনে দরাশন দিবে কলিকান্তে ? ?
নিজ-জন্মে মূর্খ-লোক করে কোলাহলে ॥ ১০১ ॥