śrīvāse kahena prabhu kariyā viṣāda
loka bhaya pāya, — mora haya aparādha

 śrīvāse - unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; kahena - says; prabhu - the Lord; kariyā - becoming; viṣāda - morose; loka - people; bhaya pāya - become afraid; mora - My; haya - there is; aparādha - offense.


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The Lord became morose and said to Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, “When I adopted the mood of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, people were greatly afraid. Therefore I stopped, since causing fear among people is an offense.”

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