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The Residents of Vārānasī Become Vaisnavas
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prakāśānandera prabhu vandilā caraṇa prakāśānanda āsi’ tāṇra dharila caraṇa
SYNONYMS
prakāśānandera —of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  vandilā —prayed;  caraṇa —at the feet;  prakāśānanda —Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī;  āsi' —coming;  tāṅra —His;  dharila caraṇa —immediately caught the lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
After stopping the kīrtana, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is a great example of humility, offered prayers unto the feet of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī. At this, Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī immediately came forward and clasped the Lord's lotus feet.
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প্রভু কহে,—‘তুমি জগদ্গুরু পূজ্যতম । আমি তোমার না হই ‘শিষ্যের শিষ্য’ সম ॥ ৭২ ॥
prabhu kahe ,—‘tumi jagad-guru pūjyatama āmi tomāra nā ha-i ‘śiṣyera śiṣya’ sama
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued to speak;  tumi —you;  jagat-guru —the spiritual master of the whole world;  pūjya-tama —the most worshipable;  āmi —I;  tomāra —your;  nā ha-i —am not;  śiṣyera śiṣya sama —equal to the disciple of the disciple.
TRANSLATION
When Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī caught hold of the Lord’s lotus feet, the Lord said, “My dear sir, you are the spiritual master of the whole world; therefore you are most worshipable. As far as I am concerned, I am not even on the level of the disciple of your disciple.”
PURPORT
Māyāvādī  sannyāsīs  generally call themselves  jagad-guru , the spiritual master of the whole world. Many consider themselves worshipable by everyone, although they do not even go outside India or their own district. Out of His great magnanimity and humility, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented Himself as a subordinate disciple of Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī.