194 S17 Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lila, Ch. 15

SYNONYMS
ei mata—in this way; naéna—various; /i/a—pastimes; kare—does; gaurahari—Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; &i kdrane—what is the reason; /i/@—pastimes; ‘ha—this;
bujhite—to understand; né—not; pari—1 am able.

TRANSLATION

In this way Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu performed various pastimes, but why He
did so I cannot understand.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees who come to this world
are executing a mission, and therefore sometimes they act in a way that is very dif-
ficult to understand. It is said, therefore, va/sravera kriyd midha vijre nd bujhaya:
even if one is a very learned and intelligent scholar, he cannot understand the acti-
vities of a Vaisnava. A Vaisnava accepts anything favorable for executing his mission.
But foolish persons, not knowing the purpose of such exalted Vaisnavas, indulge in
criticizing them. That is forbidden. Since no one can understand what a Vaisnava
does for the purpose of executing his mission, to criticize such a Vaisnava is the
offense called sadhu-nindé.

TEXT 23

3G faa afe’ fel coeT AALS |
AS-i FEA athe Sle OH y 20

kata dina rahi’ misra gela para-toka
métd-putra dunhdra badifa hrdi soka

SYNONYMS

kata dina—some days; rahi’—remaining; misra—jagannatha Misra; ge/@—passed
away; para-/oka—for the transcendental world; maté@—mother; putra—son; dunhaéra—
of both of them; bagi/a—increased; Ardi—in the hearts; soka—lamentation.

TRANSLATION

After some days, Jagannatha Misra passed away from this world to the transcen-
dental world, and both mother and son were very much aggrieved in their hearts.

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ART OH gal etcatfer |
Prefarn fafiace a afar xe 1

bandhu-bdndhave asi’ duihé prabodhila
pitr-kriyé vidhi-mate isvara karila
