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The Confidential Reasons for Lord Caitanya's Appearance

Cc Ādi 4.26-28
Text
priyā yadi māna kari' karaye bhartsana
veda-stuti haite hare sei mora mana
Synonyms

priyā-the lover; yadi-if; māna kari'-sulking; karaye-does; bhartsana-rebuking; veda-stuti-the Vedic prayers; haite-from; hare-takes away; sei-that; mora-My; mana-mind.

Translation

"If My beloved consort reproaches Me in a sulky mood, that steals My mind from the reverent hymns of the Vedas.

Purport

But in the course of exchanging transcendental love of the highest purity, sometimes the subordinate devotee tries to predominate over the predominator. One who lovingly engages with the Supreme Lord as if His mother or father sometimes supersedes the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Similarly, His fiancī or lover sometimes supersedes the position of the Lord. But such attempts are exhibitions of the highest love. Only out of pure love does the subordinate lover of the Supreme Personality of Godhead chide Him. The Lord, enjoying this chiding, takes it very nicely. The exhibition of natural love makes such activities very enjoyable. In worship of the Supreme Lord with veneration there is no manifestation of such natural love because the devotee considers the Lord his superior.