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in the lake as Krsna. One must see things as they are through the mercy of a
spiritual master; otherwise if one tries to see Krsna directly, he may mistake an
ordinary man for Krsna or Krsna for an ordinary man. Everyone has to see Krsna ac-
cording to the verdict of Vedic literatures presented by the self-realized spiritual
master. A sincere person is able to see Krsna through the transparent via medium
of Sri Gurudeva, the spiritual master. Unless one is enlightened by the knowledge
given by the spiritual master, he cannot see things as they are, even though he
remains constantly with the spiritual master. This incident at Kaliya-daha is very
instructive for those eager to advance in Krsna consciousness.

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tabe tanre kahe prabhu cdpada mariya
“murkhera vakye ‘mdrkha’ haila pandita haria

SYNONYMS

tabe—thereafter; tanre—unto Balabhadra Bhattacarya; kahe—says; prabhu—
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; cdpada mariya—slapping; mdrkhera vakye—by the
words of some rascals and fools; murkha haila—you became a fool; pandita
hafid—being a learned scholar.

TRANSLATION

When Balabhadra Bhattacarya asked to see Krsna at Kaliya-daha, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu mercifully slapped him, saying, ‘You are a learned
scholar, but you have become a fool influenced by the statements of other
fools.

PURPORT

Mayd is so strong that even a person like Balabhadra Bhattacarya, who was con-
stantly staying with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was influenced by the words of
fools. He wanted to see Krsna directly by going to Kallya-daha, but Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, being the original spiritual master, would not allow His servant to
fall into such foolishness. He therefore chastised him, slapping him just to bring
him to a real sense of Krsna consciousness.

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