CC Antya 7.168
Antya-līlā, Chapter 7, Text 168
অন্তরে ‘অনুগ্রহ’, বাহ্যে ‘উপেক্ষার প্রায়’ ।
বাহ্যার্থ যেই লয়, সেই নাশ যায় ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
বাহ্যার্থ যেই লয়, সেই নাশ যায় ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
antare ‘anugraha,’ bāhye ‘upekṣāra prāya’
bāhyārtha yei laya, sei nāśa yāya
bāhyārtha yei laya, sei nāśa yāya
Word by word
antare — within the heart; anugraha — mercy; bāhye — externally; upekṣāra prāya — like neglect; bāhya-artha — the external meaning; yei — anyone who; laya — takes; sei — he; nāśa yāya — becomes vanquished.
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was actually always merciful within His heart, but He was sometimes externally negligent of His devotees. We should not be preoccupied with His external feature, however, for if we do so we shall be vanquished.