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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 17.213
grāmera thākura tumi, saba tomāra jana
nimāi bolāiyā tāre karaha varjana
SYNONYMS
grāmera — of this town; thākura — the ruler; tumi — you; saba — all; tomāra — your; jana — people; nimāi — Nimāi Pandita; bolāiyā — calling; tāre — unto Him; karaha — do; varjana — the punishment of making Him leave the town.
TRANSLATION
"'Sir, you are the ruler of this town. Whether Hindu or Muslim, everyone is under your protection. Therefore please call Nimāi Pandita and make Him leave the town.'
PURPORT
The word thākura has two meanings. One meaning is "God" or "a godly person," and another meaning is kshatriya. Here the pāshandī brāhmanas address the Kazi as thākura, considering him the ruler of the town. There are different names by which to address the members of different castes. The brāhmanas are addressed as mahārāja, the kshatriyas as thākura, the vaiśyas as śetha or mahājana, and the śūdras as caudhurī. This etiquette is still followed in northern India, where the kshatriyas are addressed as Thākura Sāhab. The pāsandīs went so far as to request the magistrate, or Kazi, to have Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu expelled from the town because of His introducing hari-nāma-sańkīrtana. Fortunately our Hare Krishna movement all over the world, especially in the civilized world of Europe and America, has become very popular. Generally no one complains against us to have us removed from a city. Although such an attempt was indeed made in Melbourne, Australia, the attempt failed. Thus we are now introducing this Hare Krishna movement in great cities of the world like New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, and by the grace of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu everything is going on nicely. People are happy to accept the principle of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, and the result is most satisfactory.
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