অভিব্যক্তা মত্তঃ প্রকৃতিলঘুরূপাদপি বুধা বিধাত্রী সিদ্ধার্থান্হরিগুণমযী বঃ কৃতিরিযম্ পুলিন্দেনাপ্যগ্নিঃ কিমু সমিধমুন্মথ্য জনিতো হিরণ্যশ্রেণীনামপহরতি নান্তঃকলুষতাম্
अभिव्यक्ता मत्तः प्रकृतिलघुरूपादपि बुधा विधात्री सिद्धार्थान्हरिगुणमयी वः कृतिरियम् पुलिन्देनाप्यग्निः किमु समिधमुन्मथ्य जनितो हिरण्यश्रेणीनामपहरति नान्तःकलुषताम्
abhivyaktā mattaḥ prakṛti-laghu-rūpād api budhā vidhātrī siddhārthān hari-guṇa-mayī vaḥ kṛtir iyam pulindenāpy agniḥ kimu samidham-unmathya janito hiraṇya-śreṇīnām apaharati nāntaḥ-kaluṣatām
Synonyms
abhivyaktā—manifested; mattaḥ—from me; prakṛti—by nature; laghu-rūpāt—situated in a lower position; api—although; budhāḥ—O learned devotees; vidhātrī—which may bring about; siddha-arthān—all the objects of perfection; hari-guṇa-mayī—whose subject matter is the attributes of Kṛṣṇa; vaḥ—of you; kṛtiḥ—the poetic play known as Vidagdha-mādhava; iyam—this; pulindena—by the lowest class of men; api—although; agniḥ—a fire; kimu—whether; samidham—the wood; unmathya—rubbing; janitaḥ—produced; hiraṇya—of gold; śreṇīnām—of quantities; apaharati—vanquishes; na—not; antaḥ—inner; kaluṣatām—dirty things..
Translation
" 'O learned devotees, I am by nature ignorant and low, yet even though it is from me that Vidagdha-mādhava has come, it is filled with descriptions of the transcendental attributes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, will not such literature bring about the attainment of the highest goal of life? Although its wood may be ignited by a low-class man, fire can nevertheless purify gold. Although I am very low by nature, this book may help cleanse the dirt from within the hearts of the golden devotees.' "
Purport
This verse is also from Vidagdha-mādhava (1.6).