Verse 2.23.51

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.51:

সেবক হৈলে এই মত বুদ্ধি হয সেবকে সে প্রভুর সকল দণ্ড সয ॥ ৫১ ॥

सेवक हैले एइ मत बुद्धि हय सेवके से प्रभुर सकल दण्ड सय ॥ ५१ ॥

sevaka haile ei mata buddhi haya sevake se prabhura sakala daṇḍa saya || 51 ||

sevaka haile ei mata buddhi haya sevake se prabhura sakala danda saya (51)

English translation:

(51) Only a servant of the Lord develops such a mentality and is able to tolerate the Lord’s chastisement.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Because of self-realization, persons whose hearts are constantly engaged in the service of the Supreme Lord never express displeasure in any of the Lord’s actions. Considering themselves fit for punishment, such persons respectfully accept the Lord’s judgment and remember their previous offenses. They do not endeavor to oppose the judgement of the Supreme Lord to attain religiosity, economic development, sense gratification, or liberation. In this regard one should discuss the tat te’ nukampāṃverse along with the āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṃ [tat te ‘nukampāṃ su-samīkṣamāṇo, bhuñjāna evātma-kṛtaṃ vipākam, hṛd-vāg-vapurbhir vidadhan namas te, jīveta yo mukti-pade sa dāya-bhāk, “My dear Lord, one who earnestly waits for You to bestow Your causeless mercy upon him, all the while patiently suffering the reactions of his past misdeeds and offering You respectful obeisances with his heart, words, and body, is surely eligible for liberation, for it has become his rightful claim.” (Bhāg. 10.14.8), āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāṃ pinaṣṭu mām, adarśanān marma-hatāṃ karotu,

vāyathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭo, mat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥ, “Let Kṛṣṇa tightly embrace this maidservant who has fallen at His lotus feet, or let Him trample Me or break My heart by never being visible to Me. He is a debauchee, after all, and can do whatever He likes, but He is still no one other than the worshipable Lord of My heart.” (Śikṣāṣṭaka 8)] verse spoken by Śrī Gaurasundara.