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Šrī Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 19]
TEXT 68
ভট্টের বিশ্বাস হৈল, প্রভুর হর্ষ মন।।
ভট্টেরে কহিলা প্রভু তাঁর বিবরণ ॥ ৬৮ ॥
bhaṭṭera vismaya haila, prabhura harṣa mana bhaṭṭere kahilā prabhu tāṅra vivaraṇa
SYNONYMS
bhaṭṭera —of Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya;  vismaya haila —there was surprise;  prabhura —of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  harṣa —very happy;  mana —the mind;  bhaṭṭere kahilā —said to Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  tāṅra vivaraṇa —description of Rūpa Gosvāmī.
TRANSLATION
Vallabha Bhaṭṭācārya was very surprised at this. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, however, was very pleased, and He therefore spoke to him this description of Rūpa Gosvāmī.
TEXT 69
‘ই হো না স্পর্শিহ, ই হো জাতি অতি-হীন ! বৈদিক, ষাজ্ঞিক তুমি কুলীন প্রবীণ !’ ৬৯ ॥
‘iṅho nā sparśiha, iṅho jāti ati-hīna! vaidika, yājñika tumi kulīna pravīņa!’
SYNONYMS
iṅho —him;  nā sparśiha —do not touch;  iṅho —He;  jāti —caste;  ati-hīna —very low;  vaidika —a follower of Vedic principles;  yājñika —a performer of many sacrifices;  tumi —you;  kulīna —aristocratic  brāhmaṇa ;  pravīṇa —an experienced person.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “Don’t touch him, for he belongs to a very low caste. You are a follower of Vedic principles and are a well experienced performer of many sacrifices. You also belong to the aristocracy.”
PURPORT
Generally  brāhmaṇas  are puffed up with false prestige because they belong to the aristocracy and perform many Vedic sacrifices. In South India especially, this