Ādi-līlā

Chapter 12: The Expansions of Advaita Ācārya and Gadādhara Paṇḍita

Verse 38 of 96
Cc Ādi 12.38

বিশ্বাসেরে কহে,—তুমি বড ভাগ্যবান্তোমারে করিল দণ্ড প্রভু ভগবান্

विश्वासेरे कहे,—तुमि बड भाग्यवान्तोमारे करिल दण्ड प्रभु भगवान्

viśvāsere kahe,—tumi baḍa bhāgyavān tomāre karila daṇḍa prabhu bhagavān

Synonyms

viśvāsereunto Kamalākānta Viśvāsa; kahesaid; tumiyou; baḍavery much; bhāgyavānfortunate; tomāreunto you; kariladid; daṇḍapunishment; prabhuthe Lord; bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead..

Translation

Seeing Kamalākānta Viśvāsa unhappy, Advaita Ācārya Prabhu told him, "You are greatly fortunate to have been punished by the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Purport

This is an authoritative judgment by Śrī Advaita Prabhu. He clearly advises that one should not be unhappy when reverses come upon him by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A devotee should always be happy to receive the fortune awarded him by the Supreme Lord, which seems pleasant or unpleasant according to one's judgment.

Verse 38 of 96
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