Srila Prabhupada: be very cautious.

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CC mADHYA 12.48

r€j€ra milane bhikukera dui loka n€a

paraloka rahu, loke kare upah€sa

SYNONYMS

r€j€ra milane—by meeting with a king; bhikukera—of the mendicant; dui

loka—in two worlds; n€a—destruction; para-loka—spiritual world; rahu—let

alone; loke—in this material world; kare—do; upah€sa—joking.

TRANSLATION

“If a mendicant meets a king, this world and the next world are both

destroyed for the mendicant. Indeed, what is there to say of the next world?

In this world, people will joke if a sanny€s… meets a king.”

Madhya 12.49

TEXT 49

r€m€nanda kahe,—tumi …vara svatantra

k€re tom€ra bhaya, tumi naha paratantra

SYNONYMS

r€m€nanda kahe—R€m€nanda said; tumi—You; …vara—the Supreme Lord;

svatantra—independent; k€re tom€ra bhaya—why should You be afraid of anyone;

tumi naha—You are not; para-tantra—dependent.

TRANSLATION

R€m€nanda R€ya replied, “My Lord, You are the supreme independent

personality. You have nothing to fear from anyone because You are not

dependent on anyone.”

Madhya 12.50

TEXT 50

prabhu kahe,—€mi manuya €rame sanny€s…

k€ya-mano-v€kye vyavah€re bhaya v€si

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; €mi manuya—I am a human being; €rame—in the

social order; sanny€s…—a renounced person; k€ya-manaƒ-v€kye—with My body,

mind and words; vyavah€re—in general dealings; bhaya—fear; v€si—I do.

TRANSLATION

When R€m€nanda R€ya addressed ®r… Caitanya Mah€prabhu as the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, Caitanya Mah€prabhu objected, saying, “I am not the

Supreme Personality of Godhead but an ordinary human being. Therefore I must

fear public opinion in three ways—with My body, mind and words.

Madhya 12.51

TEXT 51

ukla-vastre masi-bindu yaiche n€ luk€ya

sanny€s…ra alpa chidra sarva-loke g€ya

SYNONYMS

ukla-vastre—on white cloth; masi-bindu—a spot of ink; yaiche—as much as;

n€—does not; luk€ya—become hidden; sanny€s…ra—of a sanny€s…; alpa—a very

little; chidra—fault; sarva-loke—the general public; g€ya—advertise.

TRANSLATION

“As soon as the general public finds a little fault in the behavior of a

sanny€s…, they advertise it like wildfire. A black spot of ink cannot be

hidden on a white cloth. It is always very prominent.”

Madhya 12.52

TEXT 52

r€ya kahe,—kata p€p…ra kariy€cha avy€hati

…vara-sevaka tom€ra bhakta gajapati

SYNONYMS

r€ya kahe—R€m€nanda R€ya replied; kata p€p…ra—of numberless sinful persons;

kariy€cha—You have done; avy€hati—deliverance; …vara-sevaka—a servitor of

the Lord; tom€ra—Your; bhakta—devotee; gajapati—the King.

TRANSLATION

R€m€nanda R€ya replied, “My dear Lord, You have delivered so many sinful

people. This King Prat€parudra, the King of Orissa, is actually a servitor

of the Lord and Your devotee.”

Madhya 12.53

TEXT 53

prabhu kahe,—p™rŠa yaiche dugdhera kalasa

sur€-bindu-p€te keha n€ kare paraa

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord replied; p™rŠa—completely filled; yaiche—just as;

dugdhera—of milk; kalasa—container; sur€-bindu-p€te—with simply a drop of

liquor; keha—anyone; n€ kare—does not; paraa—touch.

TRANSLATION

®r… Caitanya Mah€prabhu then said, “There may be much milk in a big pot, but

if it is contaminated by a drop of liquor, it is untouchable.