CC Adi 12.38
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 38
- viśvāsere kahe,—tumi baḍa bhāgyavān
- tomāre karila daṇḍa prabhu bhagavān
SYNONYMS
viśvāsere — unto Kamalākānta Viśvāsa; kahe — said; tumi — you; baḍa — very; bhāgyavān — fortunate; tomāre — unto you; karila — did; daṇḍa — punishment; prabhu — the Lord; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
Seeing Kamalākānta Viśvāsa unhappy, Advaita Ācārya Prabhu told him, “You are greatly fortunate to have been punished by the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
PURPORT
This is an authoritative judgment by Śrī Advaita Prabhu. He clearly advises that one should not be unhappy when reverses come upon him by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. A devotee should always be happy to receive the fortune awarded him by the Supreme Lord, which seems pleasant or unpleasant according to one’s judgment.