306 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 11

PURPORT

The Mayavadi philosophers say that the living entity and the Supreme Lord are
nondifferent, and therefore they equate the transformation of the living entity
with the transformation of the Lord. In other words, Mayavadis say that if the liv-
ing entity is pleased, the Lord is also pleased, and if the living entity is displeased,
the Lord is also displeased. By juggling words in this way, Mayavadis try to prove
that there is no difference between the living entity and the Lord. This, however,
is not a fact. In this verse Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami explains: prabhu-gune
bhrtya vikala, prabhu bhrtya-gune. The Lord and the living entity are not equal, for
the Lord is always the master, and the living entity is always the servant. Transfor-
mation takes place due to transcendental qualities, and it is thus said that the ser-
vant of the Lord is the heart of the Lord, and the Lord is the heart of the servant.
This is also explained in Bhagavad-gita:

ye yathad mam prapadyante
tams tathaiva bhajamy aham

mama vartmanuvartante
manusyah partha sarvasah

“All of them—as they surrender unto Me—I reward accordingly. Everyone follows
My path in all respects, O son of Prtha.” (Bg. 4.11)

The Lord is always eager to congratulate the servant because of the servant's
transcendental quality. The servant pleasingly renders service unto the Lord, and
the Lord also very pleasingly reciprocates, rendering even more than the servant.

TEXT 188

afaain Sta,—alg, a RAS cates |
qfae—ap, BHD, AA ALACA | Sev I

haridasa kahe, ——prabhu, na chunio more
mufii—nica, asprsya, parama pamare

SYNONYMS
haridasa kahe—Haridasa Thakura said; prabhu—my dear Lord; na chunio
more—please do not touch me; mufi—l; nica—most fallen; asprsya—untouch-

able; parama pamare—the lowest of mankind.

TRANSLATION

Haridasa Thakura said, ‘‘My dear Lord, please do not touch me, for | am
most fallen and untouchable and am lowest among men.”
