220 Sit Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 16

TEXT 37

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Suniyd karila prabhu bahuta satkdra
tomd sama prthivite kavi nahi dra

SYNONYMS

$uniyd—hearing this; karifa—did; prabhu—the Lord; bahuta—very much; satkéra—
high praise; torm@—you; sama—like; prthivite—in the world; kavi—poet; ndhi—there
is not; dra—anyone else.

TRANSLATION

The Lord praised him, saying: “‘Sir, there is no greater poet than you in the entire
world.

TEXT 38

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tomara kavitd sioka bujhite kara Sakti
tumi bhdla jana artha kithva sarasvati

SYNONYMS

tomdra—your; Ravita— poetry ; s/oka—verses; bujhite—to understand; kéra— whose;
Sakti—power; tumi—you; bhd/a—well; j@na—know; artha—meaning; kithvd—or;
sarasvati—the goddess of learning.

TRANSLATION

“Your poetry is so difficult that no one can understand it but you and mother
Sarasvati, the goddess of learning.

PURPORT

Replying to Kesava Kasmiri sarcastically, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu indirectly
minimized the value of his poetry by saying, ‘““Yes, your compositions are so nice
that no one but you and your worshipable mother, the goddess of learning, can
understand them.’’ Kesava Kasmirt was a favorite devotee of mother Sarasvati, the
goddess of learning, but Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as the master of the goddess of
learning, has the right to speak sarcastically of her devotees. Im other words, al-
though Kesava Kasmiri was proud of being favored by the goddess of learning,
he did not know that she is controlled by Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself because
He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
