CC Madhya 7.143 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Madhya-līlā 7.142 - Madhya-līlā 7.144-145

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 143

kvāhaṁ daridraḥ pāpīyān

kva kṛṣṇaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ

brahma-bandhur iti smāhaṁ

bāhubhyāṁ parirambhitaḥ

SYNONYMS

kva—who; aham—I; daridraḥ—poor; pāpīyān—sinful; kva—who; kṛṣṇaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śrī-niketanaḥ—the transcendental form of all opulence; brahma-bandhuḥ—the friend of a brāhmaṇa, not fit even to be called a brāhmaṇa; iti—thus; sma—certainly; aham—I; bāhubhyām—by the arms; parirambhitaḥ—embraced.

TRANSLATION

He said, " 'Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brāhmaṇa. And who is Kṛṣṇa? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences. Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms.' "

PURPORT

This verse was spoken by Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.81.16), in connection with his meeting Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Madhya-līlā 7.142 - Madhya-līlā 7.144-145