Madhya-līlā

Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Verse 73 of 282
Cc Madhya 25.73

শ্রেষ্ঠ হঞা কেনে কর হীনের বন্দন আমার সর্বনাশ হয, তুমি ব্রহ্মসম

श्रेष्ठ हञा केने कर हीनेर वन्दन आमार सर्वनाश हय, तुमि ब्रह्मसम

śreṣṭha hañā kene kara hīnera vandana āmāra sarva-nāśa haya, tumi brahma-sama

Synonyms

śreṣṭha hañābeing a more honorable person; kenewhy; karayou do; hīneraof an inferior person; vandanaworship; āmāra sarva-nāśa hayaI become minimized in My strength; tumi brahma-samayou are equal with the impersonal Brahman..

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, "You are a great, spiritually advanced personality, and therefore you cannot worship a person like Me. I am far inferior. If you do so, My spiritual power will be diminished, for you are as good as the impersonal Brahman.

Verse 73 of 282
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