CC Madhya 16.262 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Madhya-līlā 16.261 - Madhya-līlā 16.263-264

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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 experienced in education, devotional service, intelligence and strength, yet they think themselves inferior to straw in the street.

Madhya-līlā 16.261 - Madhya-līlā 16.263-264