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CC Antya 9.31



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 31

śuni' prabhu kahe kichu kari' praṇaya-roṣa
"rāja-kauḍi dite nāre, rājāra kibā doṣa?


SYNONYMS

śuni — hearing; prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; kichu — some; kari praṇaya-roṣa — displaying anger in affection; rāja-kauḍi — money due the government; dite nāre — does not wish to pay; rājāra — of the King; kibā doṣa — what is the fault.


TRANSLATION

After hearing this explanation, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied with affectionate anger. "Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka does not want to pay the King the money that is due," the Lord said. "How then is the King at fault in punishing him?