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CC Madhya 12.50

Bengali

প্রভু কহে, — আমি মনুষ্য আশ্রমে সন্ন্যাসী ।
কায়মনোবাক্যে ব্যবহারে ভয় বাসি ॥ ৫০ ॥

Text

prabhu kahe, — āmi manuṣya āśrame sannyāsī
kāya-mano-vākye vyavahāre bhaya vāsi

Synonyms

prabhu kahe — the Lord said; āmi manuṣya — I am a human being; āśrame — in the social order; sannyāsī — a renounced person; kāya-manaḥ-vākye — with My body, mind and words; vyavahāre — in general dealings; bhaya — fear; vāsi — I do.

Translation

When Rāmānanda Rāya addressed Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Caitanya Mahāprabhu objected, saying, “I am not the Supreme Personality of Godhead but an ordinary human being. Therefore I must fear public opinion in three ways — with My body, mind and words.