Text 36] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 97
TEXT 35
181 Sfa—Aiwle Hea aA |
wii gfos —atecaat feadt daea Ne t
kahan tumi—sadksat isvara narayana
kahan muhi—raja-sevi visayi sdradhama
SYNONYMS
kahan—whereas; tumi—You; saksat—directly; isvara ndrayana—the Supreme
Personality of Godhead; kahan—whereas; mufi—l; raja-sevi—government ser-
vant; visayi—materialist; stidra-adhama—worse than a sddra, or fourth-class man.
TRANSLATION
“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana Himself, and | am
only a government servant interested in materialistic activities. Indeed, | am
the lowest amongst men of the fourth caste.
TEXT 36
cata —aicef al siacer Yet, CaWET |
cata wef Cota cate FcaeR New I
mora sparse na karile ghrna, veda-bhaya
mora darsana toma vede nisedhaya
SYNONYMS
mora—of me; sparse—by the touch; na—not; karile—You did; ghrna—hatred;
veda-bhaya—afraid of injunctions of the Vedas; mora—of me; darsana—seeing;
toma—You; vede—the Vedic injunctions; nisedhaya—forbid.
TRANSLATION
“You do not fear the Vedic injunctions stating that You should not associate
with a Sidra. You were not contemptuous of my touch, although in the Vedas
You are forbidden to associate with siidras.
PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita (9.32) the Lord says:
