Text 52] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 227

PURPORT

Kesava Kasmiri first wanted to bluff Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by saying that
since He was not an advanced student in literary style, He could not review a verse
full of metaphors and literary ornaments. This argument has some basis in fact.
Unless one is a medical man one cannot criticize a medical man, and unless one is a
lawyer he cannot criticize, a lawyer. Therefore Kesava Kasmiri first depreciated the
Lord’s position. Because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was to the champion a student
of grammar, how could He dare criticize a great poet like him? Lord Caitanya,
therefore, criticized the poet in a different way. He said that although He was cer-
tainly not advanced in a literary career, He had heard from others how to criticize
such poetry, and as a Srutidhara, possessing a complete memory, He could under-
stand the process for such a seview.

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prabhu kRahena——ataeva puchiye tomdre
vicdriyG guna-dosa bujhaha Gmare
SYNONYMS
prabhu Rahena—the Lord said; ataeva—therefore; puchive—1 am asking; tormdre—
you; vicariya—completely reviewing; gura—qualities; dosa—faults; bujhaha—teach;
amare—Me.
TRANSLATION

Taking a humble position, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said: ‘‘Because | am not of
your level, { have asked you to teach Me by explaining the faults and qualities in
your poetry.

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nahi padi alankdra, Rariyachi Sravana
tate ei Sloke dekhi bahu dosa-guna

SYNONYMS

nahi pagi—\ do not study; a/ankara—the art of literary embellishment; Rariyachi—
| have done; sravaria—hearing; tdte—by that; ef s/oke—in this verse; dekhi—| see;
bahu—many; dosa—faults; gura—quatities.
