16 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 23

TEXT 26
‘cacttow Blriaics Ba’ sly AeA Vw

‘sarvottama’ dpandke ‘hina’ kari mane

SYNONYMS

sarva-uttama—although standing above all; apandke—himself; hina kari—as
the lowest; mane—considers.

TRANSLATION

“Although a pure devotee’s standard is above all, he still considers himself
to be in the lowest stage of life.

TEXT 27

acral afwe qecay acametats Paataeas
fortabaratca wtiaahy aye ue9

harau ratim vahann esa
narendranam sikhamanih

bhiksdm atann ari-pure
sva-pakam api vandate

SYNONYMS

harau—toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ratim—affection;
vahan —carrying; esah—this one; nara-indrandm—of all the kings; sikha-manih—
brilliant crown jewel; bhiksim—begging alms; atan—wandering for; ari-pure—
even in the city of enemies; sva-pakam—the fifth-grade canddlas; api—even;
vandate —worships.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Bharata Maharaja always carried affection for Krsna within his heart. Al-
though Bharata Maharaja was the crown jewel of kings, he was still wandering
about and begging alms in the city of his enemies. He was even offering
respects to candalas, low-class men who eat dogs.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Padma Purana.
