Text 175] The Lord’s Return to Jagannatha Puri 195
certainly defeated in an argument with the spiritual master.’ Brahmananda
Bharati immediately countered these words, saying, ‘This is not the cause of
Your defeat. There is another cause.
TEXT 174
SS dtfas ata’ GPa cotata BST |
BA GF GA ST SUA ASS 11 398 |
bhakta thafi hara’ tumi, —e tomdara svabhava
dra eka suna tumi dpana prabhava
SYNONYMS
bhakta thafii—in the presence of a devotee; hara’—become defeated; tumi—
You; e-—this; tomara—Your; sva-bhava—nature; dra—another; eka—one;
suna—hear; tumi—You; apana prabhava—Your own influence.
TRANSLATION
“This is Your natural characteristic. You accept defeat at the hands of Your
devotee. There is is also another glory of Yours, which | ask You to hear atten-
tively.
TEXT 175
Biora shay alas ‘aretay-ate |
coral cafe eae’ Cat cata fawata ii sa@ 1
ajanma karinu muni ‘nirakara’-dhyadna
toma dekhi’ ‘krsna’ haila mora vidyamana
SYNONYMS
a-janma—since my birth; karinu—have done; mufi—l; nirakdra-dhyana—
meditation on impersonal Brahman; toma dekhi’—by seeing You; krsna—Lord
Krsna; haila—became; mora—my; vidyamana—experience.
TRANSLATION
“1 have been meditating on the impersonal Brahman since my birth, but
since | have seen You, | have fully experienced Krsna.”
PURPORT
Brahmananda Bharati admitted that when there is an argument between the
spiritual master and the disciple, the spiritual master is naturally victorious, al-
