Antya 10.116

TEXT 116
 
TEXT
প্রভু কহে, - 'আদিবস্যা' দুঃখ কাঁহে মানে ? কেবা কি দিয়াছে, তাহা আনহ এখানে ॥ ১১৬ ॥
prabhu kahe,-'adi-vasya' duhkha kaṅhe mane?
keba ki diyache, taha anaha ekhane'
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe-the Lord replied; adi-vasya-you who have been residing with Me for a very long time; duhkha kaṅhe mane-why are you unhappy about this; keba ki diyache-whatever they have delivered; taha-all that; anaha ekhane-bring here.
TRANSLATION
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "Why are you so foolishly unhappy? Bring here to Me whatever they have given you."
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura explains that the word adi-vasya refers to one who has been living with another for a very long time. Govinda was addressed as adi-vasya because he had been living with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for a very long time, whereas other devotees, who were mostly new, would come and go. In effect, the Lord told Govinda, "Since you have been living with Me for a long time, you should not be foolishly disappointed in this situation. Bring all the food to Me, and you will see that I can eat it."