184 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 18
TRANSLATION
“Actually Lord Krsna has again returned to Vrndavana. That also is a truth,
and people have seen Him.
TEXT 108
Foy sich Sa’ cHee, SICA GW ACA
WIG- ARTA CALE FAHAS-BITA I Sov I
kintu kahon ‘krsna’ dekhe, kahon ‘bhrama’ mane
sthanu-puruse yaiche viparita-jfiane
SYNONYMS
kintu—but; kahon—where; krsna—Krsna; dekhe—one sees; kahor—where;
bhrama mane—mistakes; sthanu-puruse —the dry tree and a person; yaiche—as;
viparita-jfidne—by understanding one to be the other.
TRANSLATION
“But where they are seeing Krsna is their mistake. It is like considering a dry
tree to be a person.”
PURPORT
The word sthadnu means “a dry tree without leaves.” From a distance one may
mistake such a tree for a person. This is called sthanu-purusa. Although Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was living in Vrndavana, the inhabitants considered Him an
ordinary human being, and they mistook the fisherman to be Krsna. Every human
being is prone to make such mistakes. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was mistaken for
an ordinary sannyasi, the fisherman was mistaken for Krsna, and the torchlight was
mistaken for bright jewels on Kaliya’s hoods.
TEXT 109
AS BR, — Bal HiBerl Has Gata ””
CNS FER — “HANA SHH HA-MM tt Sem
prabhu kahe, —‘kahan paila ‘krsna darasana?’
loka kahe, —‘sannyasi tumi jangama-ndrayana
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu further inquired; kahan paila—where
have you gotten; krsna darasana—sight of Krsna; loka kahe—the respectable per-
