হরিদাস কহে—মুঞি পাপিষ্ঠ অধম বাহিরে এক মুষ্টি পাছে করিমু ভোজন
हरिदास कहे—मुञि पापिष्ठ अधम बाहिरे एक मुष्टि पाछे करिमु भोजन
haridāsa kahe—muñi pāpiṣṭha adhama bāhire eka muṣṭi pāche karimu bhojana
Synonyms
hari-dāsa kahe—Haridāsa said; muñi—I; pāpiṣṭha—sinful; adhama—the lowest of men; bāhire—outside; eka—one; muṣṭi—palmful; pāche—later; karimu—I shall do; bhojana—eating..
Translation
Haridāsa Ṭhākura said: "I am the most sinful and lowest among men. Later I shall eat one palmful of prasāda while waiting outside."
Purport
Although the Hindus and Muslims lived together in a very friendly manner, still there were distinctions between them. The Mohammedans were considered yavanas, or low-born, and whenever a Mohammedan was invited, he would be fed outside of the house. Although personally called by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda Prabhu to take prasāda with Them, still, out of great humility, Haridāsa Ṭhākura submitted, "I shall take the prasāda outside of the house." Although Haridāsa Ṭhākura was an exalted Vaiṣṇava accepted by Advaita Ācārya, Nityānanda Prabhu and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, nonetheless, in order not to disturb social tranquility, he humbly kept himself in the position of a Mohammedan, outside the jurisdiction of the Hindu community. Therefore he proposed to take prasāda outside the house. Although he was in an exalted position and equal to other great Vaiṣṇavas, he considered himself a pāpiṣṭha, a most sinful man, and adhama, the lowest among men. Although a Vaiṣṇava may be very much advanced spiritually, he keeps himself externally humble and submissive.