CC Madhya 8.35 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Madhya-līlā 8.34 - Madhya-līlā 8.36

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 35

kāhāṅ tumi—sākṣāt īśvara nārāyaṇa

kāhāṅ muñi—rāja-sevī viṣayī śūdrādhama

SYNONYMS

kāhāṅ—whereas; tumi—You; sākṣāt—directly; īśvara nārāyaṇa—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kāhāṅ—whereas; muñi—I; rāja-sevī—government servant; viṣayī—materialist; śūdra-adhama—worse than a śūdra, or fourth-class man.

TRANSLATION

“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa Himself, and I am only a government servant interested in materialistic activities. Indeed, I am the lowest among men of the fourth caste.

Madhya-līlā 8.34 - Madhya-līlā 8.36