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iha suni’ matake kahila brahma-jnana
vismita ha-iya mata karaila snana
SYNONYMS
iha suni’-hearing this; matake—unto His mother; kahila—explained; brahma-jnana—absolute knowledge; vismita—amazed; ha-iya—becoming; mata—the mother; karaila—forced; snana—bathing.
Hearing this, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu taught His mother about absolute knowledge.
Although amazed by this, His mother forced Him to take a bath.
PURPORT
The absolute knowledge explained by the Lord to His mother is described by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya as follows: “The Lord said, ’Mother, that this is pure and that is impure is surely a worldly sentiment with no basis in fact.
You have cooked food for Lord Visnu within these pots and offered the food to Him.
How then can these pots be untouchable? Everything in relationship with Visnu is to be considered an expansion of Visnu’s energy.
Visnu, the Supersoul, is eternal and uncontaminated.