24 Sit Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 12
PURPORT
There is a book of the name Yoga-vasistha that Mayavadis greatly favor because it
is full of impersonal misunderstandings regarding the Supreme Personality of God-
head, with no touch of Vaisnavism. Factually, all Vaisnavas should avoid such a book,
but Advaita Acarya Prabhu, wanting punishment from the Lord, began to support
the impersonal statements of the Yoga-vasistha. Thus Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
became extremely angry at Him and seemingly treated Him disrespectfully.
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danda panda haila mora parama Gnanda
ye danda paila bhagyavan sri-mukunda
SYNONYMS
danda pafid—receiving the punishment; hai/a—became; mora—My; parama—very
great; Gnanda—happiness; ye dangda—the punishment; paila—got; bhagyavan—the
most fortunate; sr7-mukunda—of the name Sri Mukunda.
TRANSLATION
“When chastised by Lord Caitanya, | was very happy to receive a punishment
similar to that awarded Sri Mukunda.
PURPORT
Sri Mukunda, a great friend and associate of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, used to
visit many places where people were against the Vaisnava cult. When Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu came to know of this, He punished Mukunda, forbidding him to see
Him again. Although Caitanya Mahaprabhu was soft like a flower, He was also strict
like a thunderbolt, and everyone was afraid to allow Mukunda to come again into
the presence of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Mukunda, therefore, being very sorry,
asked his other friends whether he would one day be allowed to see Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. When the devotees brought this inquiry to Lord Caitanya, the Lord re-
plied, ‘Mukunda will get permission to see Me after many millions of years.”” When
they gave this information to Mukunda, he danced with jubilation, and when Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard that Mukunda was so patiently waiting to meet Him
after millions of years, He immediately asked him to return. There is a statement
about this punishment of Mukunda in the Ca/tanya-bhdagavata, Madhya-lila, Tenth
Chapter.
