CC Madhya 16.262 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 262
- vidyā-bhakti-buddhi-bale parama pravīṇa
- tabu āpanāke māne tṛṇa haite hīna
SYNONYMS
vidyā—education; bhakti—devotion; buddhi—and intelligence; bale—in strength; parama—very; pravīṇa—experienced; tabu—still; āpanāke—themselves; māne—they think; tṛṇa—a straw; haite—than; hīna—lower.
TRANSLATION
“Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana are very much experienced in education, devotional service, intelligence and strength, yet they think themselves inferior to straw in the street.