Madhya 1.278

TEXT 278

TEXT

স্তব শুনি' প্রভুকে কহেন শ্রীনিবাস ।
ঘরে গুপ্ত হও, কেনে বাহিরে প্রকাশ ॥ ২৭৮ ॥

stava suni' prabhuke kahena srinivasa

ghare gupta hao, kene bahire prakasa

SYNONYMS

stava-prayers; suni'-hearing; prabhuke-unto the Lord; kahena-says; srinivasa-Srinivasa Acarya; ghare-at home; gupta-covered; hao-You are; kene-why; bahire-outside; prakasa-manifested.

TRANSLATION

While the people were offering their prayers unto the Lord, Srinivasa Acarya sarcastically said to the Lord: "At home, You wanted to be covered. Why have You exposed Yourself outside?"