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stava suni’ prabhuke kahena srinivasa

ghare gupta hao, kene bahire prakasa

SYNONYMS

stava—prayers; suni’-hearing; prabhuke—unto the Lord; kahena—says; srinivasa—Srivasa Thakura; ghare—at home; gupta—covered; hao—You are; kene—why; bahire—outside; prakasa—manifested.

While the people were offering their prayers unto the Lord, Srivasa Thakura sarcastically said to the Lord, “At home, You wanted to be covered.

Why have You exposed Yourself outside?”