290 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 16

TEXT 262
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SZ MARCH ATA Fel CATS STA i Vw I

vidyd-bhakti-buddhi-bale parama pravina
tabu dpanake mane trna haite hina

SYNONYMS

vidya—education; bhakti—devotion; buddhi—and _ intelligence; bale—in
strength; parama—very; pravina—experienced; tabu—still; apanake—them-
selves; mane—they think; trnpa—a straw; haite—than; hina—lower.

TRANSLATION

“Srila Rapa and Sanatana are very experienced in education, devotional ser-
vice, intelligence and strength, yet they think themselves inferior to straw in
the street.

TEXTS 263-264

Sta cry cafe’ war aare fawca

oily SB eel Sea Seq Haier 1 ave t
“Boy Foal Ba shy TARE alraAIca |
afoca sfaca ae cotata Gaics tu” 2v8 I

tarira dainya dekhi’ Suni’ pasana bidare
ami tusta hafid tabe kahilun donhare

“uttama hafid hina kari’ manaha dpandare
acire karibe krsna tomara uddhare”

SYNONYMS
tanra dainya dekhi’—by seeing their humility; suni’—or even hearing about it;
paséna—stone; bidare—becomes melted; ami—l; tusta hafid—being very

pleased; tabe—then; kahilun donhare—said to both of them; uttama hafia—
being actually superior in every respect; hina—inferior; kari’—proposing as;
mdnaha—you accept; dpandre—yourselves; acire—very soon; karibe—will do;
krsna—Lord Krsna; tomara—of you; uddhdre —liberation.
