64 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta {[Madhya-lila, Ch. 15

TEXT 120

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bahye raja-vaidya inho kare raja-seva
antare krsna-prema inhara janibeka keba

SYNONYMS
bahye—externally; raja-vaidya—royal physician; inho—he; kare—performs;
raja-seva—government service; antare—within the heart; krsna-prema—love of
Krsna; inhara—of Mukunda dasa; janibeka—can know; keba—who.

TRANSLATION

“Mukunda dasa externally appears to be a royal physician engaged in
governmental service, but internally he has a deep love for Krsna. Who can
understand his love?

PURPORT

Unless Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu discloses the fact, no one can under-
stand who is actually a great devotee of the Lord engaged in His service. It is
therefore said in Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 23.39), tanra vakya, kriya, mudra
vijfieha nd bujhaya: even the most perfect and learned scholar cannot understand
a Vaisnava’s activities. A Vaisnava may be engaged in governmental service or in a
professional business so that externally one cannot understand his position. Inter-
nally, however, he may be a nitya-siddha Vaisnava—that is, an eternally liberated
Vaisnava. Externally Mukunda dasa was a royal physician, but internally he was
the most liberated paramahamsa devotee. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu knew this
very well, but ordinary men could not understand it, for the activities and plans of
a Vaisnava cannot be understood by ordinary men. However, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu and His representative understand everything about a devotee,
even though the devotee may externally pretend to be an ordinary householder
and professional businessman.

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eka dina mleccha-rajara ucca-tungite
cikitséra vat kahe tanhara agrete
