CC Madhya 11.140
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
TEXT 140
- choṭa hañā mukunda ebe haila āmāra jyeṣṭha
- tomāra kṛpā-pātra tāte sarva-guṇe śreṣṭha
SYNONYMS
choṭa hañā — being junior; mukunda — Mukunda; ebe — now; haila — has become; āmāra — my; jyeṣṭha — senior; tomāra — Your; kṛpā-pātra — favorite; tāte — therefore; sarva-guṇe — in all good qualities; śreṣṭha — superior.
TRANSLATION
Thus Vāsudeva Datta admitted his inferiority to Mukunda, his younger brother. “Although Mukunda is my junior,” he said, “he first received Your favor. Consequently he became transcendentally senior to me. Besides that, You very much favored Mukunda. Thus he is superior in all good qualities.”