CC Madhya 17.170

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 17: The Lord Travels to Vṛndāvana

CC Madhya 17.169

CC Madhya 17.171

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 170

prabhu kahe,—“tumi ‘guru’, āmi ‘śiṣya’-prāya
‘guru’ hañā ‘śiṣye’ namaskāra nā yuyāya

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; tumi—you; guru—My spiritual master; āmi—I; śiṣya-prāya—like your disciple; guru hañā—being the spiritual master; śiṣye—unto the disciple; namaskāra—obeisances; nā yuyāya—is not befitting.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “You are on the platform of My spiritual master, and I am your disciple. Since you are My spiritual master, it is not befitting that you offer Me obeisances.”