Adi-lila, Chapter 7 41

SYNONYMS

iha—this; suni—hearing; rahe—remained; prabhu—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
isat—slightly; hasiya—smiling; sei kale—at that time; eka—one; vipra—brahmana;
milila—met; asiya—coming there.

TRANSLATION

While Tapana Misra and Candrasekhara were thus talking with Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, He only smiled slightly and remained silent. At that time a brahmana
came there to meet the Lord.

PURPORT

Because the blasphemy was cast against Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself, He
did not feel sorry, and therefore He was smiling. This is ideal Vaisnava behavior.
One should not become angry upon hearing criticism of himself, but if other
Vaisnavas are criticized one must be prepared to act as previously suggested. Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very compassionate for His pure devotees Tapana Misra
and Candrasekhara; therefore by His grace this brahmana immediately came to
Him. By His omnipotency the Lord created this situation for the happiness of His
devotees.

TEXT 53
ati facara eta pace! fam |
OF 3q WE, CHE Oa SSH I co |

asi’ nivedana kare carane dhariya
eka vastu magon, deha prasanna ha-iya

SYNONYMS

asi’—coming there; nivedana—submissive statement; kare—made; carane—unto the
lotus feet; dhariya—capturing; eka—one; vastu—thing; magon—beg from You; deha—
kindly give it to me;prasanna—being pleased; ha-iya—becoming so.

TRANSLATION

The brahmana immediately fell at the lotus feet of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and
requested Him to accept his proposal in a joyful mood.

PURPORT

The Vedic injunctions state, tad viddhi pranipatena pariprasnena sevaya: one must
approach a superior authority in humbleness (Bg. 4.34). One cannot challenge a
superior authority, but with great submission one can submit his proposal for
acceptance by the spiritual master or spiritual authorities. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
is an ideal teacher by His personal behavior, and so also are all His disciples. Thus
