26 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 12
TEXT 44
ASS BRM, — Urata ai BFA ren |
Cia CCS Sntwota Ben aT 88 1
prabhuke kahena—tomara nd bujhi e lila
ama haite prasdda-patra karila kamald
SYNONYMS
prabhuke—unto the Lord; kahena—says; tomdra—Y our; nd—do not; bujhi—| under-
stand; e—these; /i/d—pastimes; dmad—Myself; haite—more than; prasdda-patra—object
of favor; karilad—Y ou did; kama/G—unto Kamala Visvasa.
TRANSLATION
Sri Advaita Acarya told Lord Caitanya, “I cannot understand Your transcendental
pastimes. You have shown more favor to Kamalakanta than You generally show to
Me.
TEXT 45
CHACAS FE AS A ST CNT
CBrata pace wife fe Cay Getaty use tl
amareha kabhu yei na haya prasadda
tomara carane ami ki kainu aparadha
SYNONYMS
aGmareha—even upon Me;kabhu—at any time; yei—that; nd—never; haya—becomes;
prasada—favor; tomdra carane—at Your lotus feet; dmi—l; ki—what; kainu—have
done; aparddha— offense.
TRANSLATION
“The favor You have shown Kamalakanta is so great that even to Me You have
never shown such favor. What offense have | committed at Your lotus feet so as not
to be shown such favor?”
PURPORT
This is a reference to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s former punishment of Advaita
Acarya. When Advaita Acarya Prabhu was reading Yoga-vasistha, Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu beat Him, but He never told Him not to come in His presence. But
Kamalakanta was punished with the order never to come in the Lord's presence.
Therefore Sri Advaita Acarya Prabhu wanted to impress upon Caitanya Mahaprabhu
that He had shown more favor to Kamalakanta Visvasa because He had prohibited
