CC Madhya 11.47 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 47
- adarśanīyān api nīca-jātīn
- saṁvīkṣate hanta tathāpi no mām
- mad-eka-varjaṁ kṛpayiṣyatīti
- nirṇīya kiṁ so ’vatatāra devaḥ
SYNONYMS
adarśanīyān—upon those who are unfit to be seen; api—although; nīca-jātīn—the lower class of men; saṁvīkṣate—puts His merciful glance; hanta—alas; tathā api—still; na u—not; mām—upon me; mat—myself; eka—alone; varjam—rejecting; kṛpayiṣyati—He will bestow His mercy; iti—thus; nirṇīya—deciding; kim—whether; saḥ—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; avatatāra—has descended; devaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“‘Alas, has Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made His advent deciding that He will deliver all others with the exception of me? He bestows His merciful glance upon many lower-class men who are usually not even to be seen.’”
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (8.28).