Madhya-līlā

Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Verse 351 of 399
Cc Madhya 20.351

ঽঅতি ক্ষুদ্র জীব মুঞি নীচ, নীচাচার কেমনে জানিব কলিতে কোনবতার?ঽ

ऽअति क्षुद्र जीव मुञि नीच, नीचाचार केमने जानिब कलिते कोनवतार?ऽ

'ati kṣudra jīva muñi nīca, nīcācāra kemane jāniba kalite kon avatāra?'

Synonyms

ativery; kṣudraunimportant, insignificant; jīvaliving entity; muñiI; nīcalow; nīca-ācārahaving very abominable behavior; kemanehow; jānibashall I know; kalitein this age; kon avatārawho is the incarnation..

Translation

Sanātana Gosvāmī said, "I am a very insignificant living entity. I am low and poorly behaved. How can I understand who is the incarnation for this age of Kali?"

Purport

This verse is very important in reference to the incarnations of God. At present there are especially many rascals prevalent in India who proclaim themselves incarnations of God or goddesses. Thus they are fooling and bluffing foolish people. On behalf of the general populace, Sanātana Gosvāmī presented himself as a foolish, lowborn, poorly behaved person, although he was a most exalted personality. Inferior people cannot accept the real God, yet they are very eager to accept an imitation God who can simply bluff foolish people. All this is going on in this age of Kali. To guide these foolish people, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu answers the question as follows.

Verse 351 of 399
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