CC Madhya 12.50

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

CC Madhya 12.49

CC Madhya 12.51

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 50

prabhu kahe,—āmi manuṣya āśrame sannyāsī
kāya-mano-vākye vyavahāre bhaya vāsi

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; āmi manuṣya—I am a human being; āśrame—in the social order; sannyāsī—a renounced person; kāya-manaḥ-vākye—with My body, mind and words; vyavahāre—in general dealings; bhaya—fear; vāsi—I do.

TRANSLATION

When Rāmānanda Rāya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Caitanya Mahāprabhu objected, saying, “I am not the Supreme Personality of Godhead but an ordinary human being. Therefore I must fear public opinion in three ways—with My body, mind and words.