Madhya 1.259

TEXT 259

TEXT

তবে ছোট হরিদাসে প্রভু কৈল দণ্ড ।
দামোদর-পণ্ডিত কৈল প্রভুকে বাক্য-দণ্ড ॥ ২৫৯ ॥

tabe chota haridase prabhu kaila danda

damodara-pandita kaila prabhuke vakya-danda

SYNONYMS

tabe-thereafter; chota hari-dase-unto Junior Haridasa; prabhu-the Lord; kaila-did; danda-punishment; damodara-pandita-of the name Damodara Pandita; kaila-did; prabhuke-unto the Lord; vakya-danda-chastisement as a warning.

TRANSLATION

After this, the Lord punished the Junior Haridasa, and Damodara Pandita gave some warning to the Lord.

PURPORT

Actually Damodara Pandita was the eternal servant of the Lord. He could not punish the Lord at any time, nor had he any desire to, but He did give some warning to the Lord so that others would not blaspheme Him. Of course, He should have known that the Lord is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is free to act in any way. There is no need to warn Him, and such an action is not very much appreciated by advanced devotees.

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