Text 47] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 233

TEXT 46

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prataparudra chadi’ karibe jagat nistara
ei pratijfia kari’ kariyachena avatara?

SYNONYMS

prataparudra chadi’—except for Prataparudra; karibe—he will do; jagat—of the
whole universe; nistara—deliverance; ei pratijfia—this promise; kari’—making;
kariyachena—has made; avatara—incarnation.

TRANSLATION

“Alas, has Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu incarnated to deliver all kinds of sin-
ners with the exception of a king named Maharaja Prataparudra?

PURPORT

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission is thus described by Narottama dasa
Thakura: patita-pavana-hetu tava avatara/ mo-sama patita prabhu nd paibe dra. If
Sti Caitanya Mahaprabhu descended to reclaim sinners, then one who is the most
sinful and lowborn is the first candidate for the Lord's consideration. Maharaja Pra-
taparudra considered himself a most fallen soul because he had to deal with ma-
terial things constantly and enjoy material profits. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's busi-
ness was the deliverance of the most fallen. How, then, could He reject the King?
The more fallen a person is, the more he has the right to be delivered by the
Lord—provided, of course, he surrenders unto the Lord. Maharaja Prataparudra
was a fully surrendered soul; therefore the Lord could not refuse him on the
grounds that he was a worldly pounds-shillings man.

TEXT 47
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THPAR SUIS iS
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adarsaniyan api nica-jatin
samviksate hanta tathapi no mam
