8.21

"tumi--purna-brahmananda, karaha smarana

brahmavit hana kene karaha rodana?"

SYNONYMS

tumi—you; purna-brahma-ananda—full in transcendental bliss; karaha smarana—you should remember; brahma-vit hana—being fully aware of Brahman; kene—why; karaha rodana—are you crying “If you are in full transcendental bliss,” he said,“you should now remember only Brahman.

Why are you crying?”

PURPORT

As stated in Bhagavad-gita, brahma-bhutah prasannatma: a Brahman realized person is always happy.

Na socati na kanksati: he neither laments nor aspires for anything.

Not knowing why Madhavendra Puri was crying, Ramacandra Puri tried to become his advisor.

Thus he committed a great offense, for a disciple should never try to instruct his spiritual master.