Text 23] Ramacandra Puri Criticizes the Lord 93

TEXT 22

ein’ aecaen-ace copiy Borer |
‘7a, atifry afer Sena siren 22 1

suni’ madhavendra-mane krodha upajila
‘dara, dura, papistha’ bali’ bhartsand karila

SYNONYMS

suni’—hearing; maddhavendra—of Madhavendra Puri; mane—in the mind;
krodha—anger; upajila—arose; dura dura—get out; papistha—you sinful rascal;
bali’—saying; bhartsana karila—he chastised.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this instruction, Madhavendra Puri, greatly angry, rebuked him by
saying, ‘‘Get out, you sinful rascal!

PURPORT

Ramacandra Puri could not understand that his spiritual master, Madhavendra
Puri, was feeling transcendental separation. His lamentation was not material.
Rather, it proceeded from the highest stage of ecstatic love of Krsna. When he
was crying in separation, “I could not achieve Krsna! | could not reach Mathura!”
this was not ordinary material lamentation. Ramacandra Puri was not sufficiently
expert to understand the feelings of Madhavendra Puri, but nevertheless he
thought himself very advanced. Therefore, regarding Madhavendra Puti’s expres-
sions as ordinary material lamentation, he advised him to remember Brahman be-
cause he was latently an impersonalist. Madhavendra Puri understood Rama-
candra Puri’s position as a great fool and therefore immediately rebuked him. Such
a reprimand from the spiritual master is certainly for the betterment of the disci-
ple.

TEXT 23

BM A AV, al NV TAY |
GUAT AeA 1 — ES [HTS SSM Sl ow

‘krsna na painu, na painu ‘mathura’
apana-duhkhe maron—ei dite dila jvala

SYNONYMS
krsna—Lord Krsna; nd painu—I did not get; na painu—did not get; mathura—

Mathura; apana-duhkhe—in my own unhappiness; maron—I am dying; ei —this
person; dite dila jvala—has come to give more pain.
