Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 1 Verse 278

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 1.278

stava śuni' prabhuke kahena śrīnivāsa

ghare gupta hao, kene bāhire prakāśa

SYNONYMS

stava — prayers; śuni' — hearing; prabhuke — unto the Lord; kahena — says; śrīnivāsa — Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; ghare — at home; gupta — covered; hao — You are; kene — why; bāhire — outside; prakāśa — manifested.

TRANSLATION

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

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