32 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 4
SYNONYMS
nica-jati—a_lowborn person; nahe—is not; krsna-bhajane—in discharging
devotional service; ayogya—unfit; sat-kula-vipra—a brahmana born in a very
respectable aristocratic family; nahe—is not; bhajanera yogya—fit for discharging
devotional service.
TRANSLATION
“A person born in a low family is not unfit for discharging devotional ser-
vice to Lord Krsna, nor is one fit for devotional service simply because he is
born in an aristocratic family of brahmanas.
TEXT 67
CAR SCH CAS AV, HSS— se, Bia |
Soca Ths otfS-sarfe-fapta u v9 i
yei bhaje sei bada, abhakta——hina, chara
krsna-bhajane nahi jati-kuladi-vicara
SYNONYMS
yei bhaje—anyone who takes to devotional service; sei—he; bada—exalted;
abhakta—nondevotee; hina chara—most condemned and abominable; krsna-
bhajane—in discharging devotional service; nahi—there is not; jati—caste;
kula—family; adi—and so on; vicara—consideration of.
TRANSLATION
“Anyone who takes to devotional service is exalted, whereas a nondevotee
is always condemned and abominable. Therefore in the discharge of devo-
tional service to the Lord, there is no consideration of the status of one’s
family.
TEXT 68
Acaca ais eal Sea Stay |
sarla, As, wtla aw afSata wr i
dinere adhika daya kare bhagavan
kulina, pandita, dhanira bada abhimana
SYNONYMS
dinere—to the humble; adhika—more; dayéa—mercy; kare—shows;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kulina—aristocratic; pandita—
learned scholar; dhanira—of rich man; bada abhimana—great pride.
