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CC Madhya 1.259

Bengali

তবে ছোট হরিদাসে প্রভু কৈল দণ্ড ।
দামোদর-পণ্ডিত কৈল প্রভুকে বাক্য-দণ্ড ॥ ২৫৯ ॥

Text

tabe choṭa haridāse prabhu kaila daṇḍa
dāmodara-paṇḍita kaila prabhuke vākya-daṇḍa

Synonyms

tabe — thereafter; choṭa haridāse — unto Junior Haridāsa; prabhu — the Lord; kaila — did; daṇḍa — punishment; dāmodara-paṇḍita — Dāmodara Paṇḍita; kaila — did; prabhuke — unto the Lord; vākya-daṇḍa — chastisement as a warning.

Translation

After this, the Lord punished Junior Haridāsa, and Dāmodara Paṇḍita gave some warning to the Lord.

Purport

Actually Dāmodara Paṇḍita was the eternal servant of the Lord. He could not punish the Lord at any time, nor had he any desire to, but he did give some warning to the Lord so that others would not blaspheme Him. Of course, he should have known that the Lord is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is free to act in any way. There is no need to warn Him, and such an action is not very much appreciated by advanced devotees.