Text 47] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 233
TEXT 46
asiteg ati’ sacra aie frets |
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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 na paibe ara. 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
sata lata aoately
ALG PHS SS wail cal ATT
HAFIGE SAIS fs
fata fos cHrRawely CHAE | 84 I
adarsaniyan api nica-jatin
samviksate hanta tathapi no mam
