CC Antya 9.31 (1975)
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 dues to the King," the Lord said."How then is the King at fault in punishing him?