368 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 17
TEXT 213
OUT Sta OA, Ha CSraTA Ba |
Fraye cate Sa Sea SAE TWA y Ad I
gramera thakura tumi, saba toméra jana
nimdi boldiyd tére karaha varjana
SYNONYMS
gramera—of this town; th@kura—the ruler; tumi—you; saba—all; toméra—your;
fana—people; nimdi—Nimai Pandita; bo/diyd—calling; t@re—unto Him; karaha—do;
varjana—the punishment of making Him leave the town.
TRANSLATION
““*Sir, you are the ruler of this town. Whether Hindu or Moslem, everyone is under
your protection. Therefore please call Nimai Pandita and make Him leave the town.’
PURPORT
The word thakura has two meanings. One meaning is ‘‘God"’ or ‘a godly person,”
and another meaning is “‘ksatriya."’ Here the pasangi brahmavas address the Kazi as
thékura, considering him the ruler of the town. There are different names by which
to address the members of different castes. The brahmanas are addressed as mahardja,
the ksatriyas as thdkura, the vaisyas as $etha or mahajana, and the sadras as caudhuri.
This etiquette is still followed in Northern India, where the ksatriyas are addressed
as Thakura Sahab. The pdsands went so far as to request the Magistrate, or Kazi, to
have Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu expelled from the town because of His introducing
hari-ndma-sankirtana, Fortunately our Hare Krsna movement all over the world,
especially in the civilized world of Europe and America, has become very popular.
Generally no one complains against us to have us removed from a city. Although
such an attempt was indeed made in Melbourne, Australia, the attempt failed. Thus
we are now introducing this Hare Krsna movement in great cities of the world like
New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne and Aukland, and by the
grace of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu everything is going on nicely. People are happy
to accept the principle of chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, and the result is most
satisfactory.
TEXT 214
Sra SIH Afsatay sfeey Aaca |
ACA Ua ae, Bile forafug Sieg n 238 8
tabe ami priti-vakya kahila sabdre
sabe ghare yaha, ami nisedhiba tare
