eta bali' nÄce gÄya, karaye santoá¹£a
kṛṣṇa-kÄrya kare vipra — nÄ karila roá¹£a

 eta bali' - saying this; nÄce - he dances; gÄya - chants; karaye santoá¹£a - becomes satisfied; kṛṣṇa-kÄrya - the duties of Deity worship; kare - performs; vipra - the brÄhmaṇa; nÄ karila - did not become; roá¹£a - angry.


Text

After saying this, he danced and sang to his heart’s content, but the brÄhmaṇa did not become angry, for he was then serving Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Purport

MÄ«naketana RÄmadÄsa was a great devotee of Lord NityÄnanda. When he entered the house of KṛṣṇadÄsa KavirÄja, GuṇÄrṇava MiÅ›ra, the priest who was worshiping the Deity installed in the house, did not receive him very well. A similar event occurred when Romahará¹£aṇa-sÅ«ta was speaking to the great assembly of sages at Naimiá¹£Äraṇya. Lord Baladeva entered that great assembly, but since Romahará¹£aṇa-sÅ«ta was on the vyÄsÄsana, he did not get down to offer respect to Lord Baladeva. The behavior of GuṇÄrṇava MiÅ›ra indicated that he had no great respect for Lord NityÄnanda, and this idea was not at all palatable to MÄ«naketana RÄmadÄsa. For this reason the mentality of MÄ«naketana RÄmadÄsa is never deprecated by devotees.