Text 33] Lord Caitanya’s Childhood Pastimes 147
SYNONYMS

macira—of the dirt; vikdra—transformation; ghate—in the water pot; pan/— water;
bhari’—filling; @ni—1 can bring; mati—of dirt; pig9ge—on the Sump; dhari—| hold;
yabe—when; Sosi’'—soaking; y@ya—goes; pGni—the water.

TRANSLATION

“In a water pot, which is a transformation of dirt, | can bring water very easily.
But if | poured water on a lump of dirt, the lump would soak up the water, and my
labor would be useless.”

PURPORT

This simple philosophy propounded by Sacimata, even though she is a woman,
can defeat the Mayavadi philosophers who speculate on oneness. The defect of
Mayavada philosophy is that it does not accept the variety that is useful for practical
purposes. Sacimata gave the example that although both the lump of dirt and the
earthen pot are basically one, for practical purposes the water pot is useful whereas
the Jump of dirt is useless. Sometimes scientists argue that matter and spirit are one,
with no difference between them. Factually, in a higher sense, there is no difference
between matter and spirit, but one should have practical knowledge that matter,
being an inferior state, is useless for our spiritual btissful life, whereas spirit, being a
finer state of existence, is full of bliss. In this connection the 8hdgavatam gives the
example that dirt and fire are practically one and the same. From the earth grow
trees, and from their wood come fire and smoke. Nevertheless, for heat we can
utilize the fire but not the earth, smoke or wood. Therefore, for the ultimate reali-
zation of the goal of life, we are concerned with the fire of the spirit, but not the
dull wood or earth of matter.

TEXT 33
BWW FIAT ay afer Srerca |
“Bien Cam VK, atl, a1 PMTCT RICA Ue N
atma lukaite prabhu balita tanhare
“age kena ihé, mata, né sikhale more
SYNONYMS
. Gtma—Himself; /ukaite—to hide; prabhu—the Lord; balilé—ceplied; tanhére—unto
Sacimata; dge—in the beginning; Rena—why; ihad—this; mat@a—My dear mother; nd
Sikha@le—you didn’t teach; more—unto Me.
TRANSLATION

The Lord replied to His mother: ‘Why did you conceal self-realization by not

teaching Me this practical philosophy in the beginning?
