CC Ādi 17.95
Adi-līlā, Chapter 17, Text 95
শ্রীবাসে কহেন প্রভু করিয়া বিষাদ ।
লোক ভয় পায়,—মোর হয় অপরাধ ॥ ৯৫ ॥
লোক ভয় পায়,—মোর হয় অপরাধ ॥ ৯৫ ॥
śrīvāse kahena prabhu kariyā viṣāda
loka bhaya pāya, — mora haya aparādha
loka bhaya pāya, — mora haya aparādha
Word by word
śrīvāse — unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; kahena — says; prabhu — the Lord; kariyā — becoming; viṣāda — morose; loka — people; bhaya pāya — become afraid; mora — My; haya — there is; aparādha — offense.
Translation
The Lord became morose and said to Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, “When I adopted the mood of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, people were greatly afraid. Therefore I stopped, since causing fear among people is an offense.”