256 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 19

TEXT 19

Hente cafanl aca aecy BBE |
AIA Bina fe ACA SNS | ss HI

patsaha dekhiyad sabe sambhrame uthila
sambhrame dsana diya rajare vasaila

SYNONYMS

patsdha dekhiya—seeing the Nawab; sabe—all of them; sambhrame—in great
respect; uthila—stood up; sambhrame—with great respect; dsana diya—giving a
sitting place; rajare—the King; vasaila—made to sit.

TRANSLATION

As soon as all the brahmanas and Sanatana Gosvami saw the Nawab appear,
they all stood up and respectfully gave him a sitting place to honor him.

PURPORT

Although Nawab Hussain Shah was a mleccha-yavana, he was nonetheless the
governor of the country, and the learned scholars and Sanatana Gosvami offered
him all the respect due a king or a governor. When a person occupies an exalted
executive post, one should consider that he has acquired the grace of the Lord. In
Bhagavad-gita it is said:

yad yad vibhdtimat sattvarn
Srimad Urjitam eva va

tat tad evavagaccha tvarh
mama tejo ‘rhsa-sammbhavam

“Know that all beautiful, glorious and mighty creations spring from but a spark of
My splendor.” (Bg. 10.41)

Whenever we see something exalted, we must consider it part of the power of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A powerful man (vibhttimat sattvam) is one
who has obtained the grace of the Lord or has derived some power from Him. In
Bhagavad-gita (7.10) Krsna says, tejas tejasvinam aham: ‘| am the power of the
powerful.” The learned brahmana scholars showed respect to Nawab Hussain
Shah because he represented a fraction of Krsna’s power.

TEXT 20
AH BCR, —CSINA ICA Caw *HNHSA
Caw BLE, —agife ahs, we ca cafe neo y
