CC Madhya 8.35
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- kāhāṅ tumi—sākṣāt īśvara nārāyaṇa
- kāhāṅ muñi—rāja-sevī viṣayī śūdrādhama
SYNONYMS
kāhāṅ — whereas; tumi — You; sākṣāt — directly; īśvara nārāyaṇa — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kāhāṅ — whereas; muñi — I; rāja-sevī — government servant; viṣayī — materialist; śūdra-adhama — worse than a śūdra, or fourth-class man.
TRANSLATION
“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa Himself, and I am only a government servant interested in materialistic activities. Indeed, I am the lowest among men of the fourth caste.