Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

14 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 7
SYNONYMS
inha-sabara-of all the devotees; vasa-controlled; prabhu-the Lord; haye­
is; ye ye-whatever; guQe-by the qualities; do?a-aropa-chale-on the plea of
attributing faults; kare-does; guQa-high qualities; asvadane-tasting.
TRANSLATION
Actually the Lord is controlled by the good qualities of all His devotees. On
the pretense of attributing faults, He tastes all these qualities.
PURPORT
All the accusations made by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu against His beloved
devotees actually showed His great appreciation of their intense love for Him. Yet
He mentioned these faults one after another as if He were offended by their in­
tense affection. The personal associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes
behaved contrary to regulative principles out of intense love for the Lord, and be­
cause of their love Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself sometimes violated the
regulative principles of a sannyasT. In the eyes of the public, such violations are
not good, but Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was so controlled by His devotees' love
that He was obliged to break some of the rules. Although accusing them, Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu was indirectly indicating that He was very satisfied with
their behavior in pure love of Godhead. Therefore in verse twenty-seven He men­
tions that His devotees and associates place more importance on love of Kr�t:�a
than on social etiquette. There are many instances of devotional service rendered
by previous acaryas who did not care about social behavior when intensely ab­
sorbed in love for Kr�t:�a. Unfortunately, as long as we are within this material
world, we must observe social customs to avoid criticism by the general
populace. This is Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's desire.
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