Text 10] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 213

sarvabhauma kahe, —satya tomara vacana
jagannatha-sevaka rajé kintu bhaktottama

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma kahe—Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied; satya—true; tomara—
Your; vacana—statement; jagannatha-sevaka—servant of Lord Jagannatha; raja—
the King; kintu—but; bhakta-uttama—a great devotee.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied, ‘‘My dear Lord, what You have said is
correct, but this King is not an ordinary king. He is a great devotee and servant
of Lord Jagannatha.’”’

TEXT 10

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prabhu kahe, —tathdapi raja kala-sarpakdra
kastha-ndari-sparse yaiche upaje vikdara

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; tathapi—still; raja—the
King; kala-sarpa-akara—just like a venomous snake; kastha-nari—a woman made
of wood; sparse—by touching; yaiche—as; upaje—arises; vikara—agitation.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “Although it is correct that the King is a
great devotee, he is still to be considered a venomous snake. Similarly, even
though a woman be made of wood, one becomes agitated simply by touching
her form.

PURPORT

Sri Canakya Pandita in his moral instructions has stated: tyaja durjana-sarm-
sargam bhaja sadhu-samagamam. This means that one has to abandon the
association of materialistic people and associate with spiritually advanced people.
However qualified a materialist may be, he is no better than a venomous serpent.
Everyone knows that a snake is dangerous and poisonous, and when its hood is
decorated with jewels, it is no less poisonous or dangerous. However qualified a
materialist may be, he is no better than a snake decorated with jewels. One
