Ādi-līlā

Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Verse 144 of 330
Cc Ādi 17.144

দূর হৈতে আইলা কাজী মাথা নোযাইযা কাজীরে বসাইলা প্রভু সম্মান করিযা

दूर हैते आइला काजी माथा नोयाइया काजीरे वसाइला प्रभु सम्मान करिया

dūra ha-ite āilā kājī māthā noyāiyā kājīre vasāilā prabhu sammāna kariyā

Synonyms

dūra ha-itefrom a distant place; āilācame; kājīthe Kazi; māthāhead; noyāiyābowed down; kājīreunto the Kazi; vasāilāgave a seat; prabhuthe Lord; sammānarespect; kariyāoffering..

Translation

When the Kazi came, his head bowed down, the Lord gave him proper respect and a seat.

Purport

Some of the men in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's civil disobedience movement were agitated because they could not control their minds. But the Lord was thoroughly peaceful, sober and unagitated. Therefore when the Kazi came down to see Him, the Lord offered him proper respect and a seat because he was a respectable government officer. Thus the Lord taught us by His personal behavior. In pushing on our saṅkīrtana movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we might have to face difficult days, but we should always follow in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and do the needful according to the time and circumstances.

Verse 144 of 330
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