CC Adi 17.110
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
TEXT 110
- prabhu hāsi’ kailā,—tumi kichu nā jānilā
- pūrve āmi āchilāṅ jātite goyālā
SYNONYMS
prabhu — the Lord; hāsi’ — smiling; kailā — said; tumi — you; kichu — anything; nā — not; jānilā — know; pūrve — in the past; āmi — I; āchilāṅ — was; jātite — by caste; goyālā — cowherd.
TRANSLATION
When the astrologer was speaking so highly of Him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu stopped him and began to smile. “My dear sir,” He said, “I think you do not know very clearly what I was, for I know that in My previous birth I was a cowherd boy.