CC Madhya 6.56 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 56

'sahajei pūjya tumi, āre ta' sannyāsa

ataeva haṅ tomāra āmi nija-dāsa'

SYNONYMS

sahajei—naturally; pūjya—respectable; tumi—You; āre—over and above this; ta'-certainly; sannyāsa—the renounced order of life; ataeva—therefore; haṅ—am; tomāra—Your; āmi—I; nija-dāsa—personal servant.

TRANSLATION

"You are naturally respectable. Besides, You are a sannyāsī; thus I wish to become Your personal servant."

PURPORT

A sannyāsī is always to be worshiped and offered all kinds of respect by the gṛhasthas (householders). Although Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was older than Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Sārvabhauma respected Him as a sannyāsī and as one who had attained the topmost platform of spiritual ecstasy. Thus the Bhaṭṭācārya certainly accepted Him as his master.

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