Toxi 541
The Lord's Return to Jagannātha Puri i
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SYNONYMS
rāya kahe  —Bhavānanda Rāya replied;  āmi śūdra  —I belong to the fourth class of the social divisions;  viṣayī  —engaged in mundane affairs;  adhama  —very fallen;  tabu  —still;  tumi  —You;  sparśa  —touch;  ei  —this;  īśvara-lakṣaṇa  —sign of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
After hearing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s praise, Bhavānanda Rāya submitted, “I am in the fourth class of the social order, and I engage in mundane affairs. Although I am very fallen, You have still touched us. This is proof that You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
PURPORT
As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (5.18):::::
vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ
“The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle  brāhmaṇa , a cow, an elephant, a dog and a dog-eater [outcaste].”
Those who are highly advanced in spiritual understanding do not care about a person's material condition. A spiritually advanced person sees the spiritual identity of every living being, and consequently he makes no distinction between a learned  brāhmaṇa , a dog, a  caṇḍāla  or anyone else. He is not influenced by the material body but sees a person's spiritual identity. Consequently Bhavānanda Rāya appreciated Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's statement, which showed that the Lord did not consider the social position of Bhavānanda Rāya, who belonged to the  śūdra  caste engaged in mundane activities. Rather, the Lord considered the spiritual position of Bhavānanda Rāya, Rāmānanda Rāya and his brothers. The servant of the Lord is also similarly inclined. He gives shelter to any person—any living entity—regardless of whether one belongs to a  brāhmaṇa  family or is a  caṇḍāla . The spiritual master reclaims all people and encourages everyone in spiritual life. By taking shelter of such a devotee, one can make his life successful. As confirmed in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (2.4.
kirāta-hūṇāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśā 
    ābhīra-śumbhā yavanāḥ khasādayaḥ 
    ye ‘nye ca pāpā yad-apāśrayāśrayāḥ 
    śudhyanti tasmai prabhaviṣṇave namaḥ