CC Madhya 11.47

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 47

adarśanīyān api nīca-jātīn

saṁvīkṣate hanta tathāpi no mām

mad-eka-varjaṁ kṛpayiṣyatīti

nirṇīya kiṁ so ’vatatāra devaḥ

SYNONYMS

adarśanīyān — upon those who are unfit to be seen; api — although; nīca-jātīn — the lower class of men; saṁvīkṣate — puts His merciful glance; hanta — alas; tathā api — still; na u — not; mām — upon me; mat — myself; eka — alone; varjam — rejecting; kṛpayiṣyati — He will bestow His mercy; iti — thus; nirṇīya — deciding; kim — whether; saḥ — Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; avatatāra — has descended; devaḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

“‘Alas, has Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made His advent deciding that He will deliver all others with the exception of me? He bestows His merciful glance upon many lower-class men who are usually not even to be seen.’”

PURPORT

This verse is found in the Śrī Caitanya-candrodaya-nāṭaka (8.28).

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