ei mata nÄnÄ lÄ«lÄ kare gaurahari
ki kÄraṇe lÄ«lÄ, — ihÄ bujhite nÄ pÄri

 ei mata - in this way; nÄnÄ - various; lÄ«lÄ - pastimes; kare - does; gaurahari - ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; ki kÄraṇe - what is the reason; lÄ«lÄ - pastimes; ihÄ - this; bujhite - to understand;  - not; pÄri - I am able.


Text

In this way Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu performed various pastimes, but why He did so I cannot understand.

Purport

The Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees who come to this world are executing a mission, and therefore sometimes they act in a way that is very difficult to understand. It is said, therefore, vaiṣṇavera kriyÄ-mudrÄ vijñeha nÄ bujhaya: even if one is a very learned and intelligent scholar, he cannot understand the activities of a Vaiṣṇava. A Vaiṣṇava accepts anything favorable for executing his mission. But foolish persons, not knowing the purpose of such exalted Vaiṣṇavas, indulge in criticizing them. That is forbidden. Since no one can understand what a Vaiṣṇava does for the purpose of executing his mission, to criticize such a Vaiṣṇava is the offense called sÄdhu-nindÄ.