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Chapter 16: The Lord's Attempt to Go to Vṛndāvana

Verse 262 of 280
Cc Madhya 16.262

বিদ্যাভক্তিবুদ্ধিবলে পরম প্রবীণ তবু আপনাকে মানে তৃণ হৈতে হীন

विद्याभक्तिबुद्धिबले परम प्रवीण तबु आपनाके माने तृण हैते हीन

vidyā-bhakti-buddhi-bale parama pravīṇa tabu āpanāke māne tṛṇa haite hīna

Synonyms

vidyā—education; bhakti—devotion; buddhi—and intelligence; bale—in strength; parama—very; pravīṇa—experienced; tabu—still; āpanāke—themselves; māne—they think; tṛṇa—a straw; haite—than; hīna—lower..

Translation

"Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana are very experienced in education, devotional service, intelligence and strength, yet they think themselves inferior to straw in the street.

Verse 262 of 280