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CC Madhya 8.35

Bengali

কাহাঁ তুমি — সাক্ষাৎ ঈশ্বর নারায়ণ ।
কাহাঁ মুঞি — রাজসেবী বিষয়ী শূদ্রাধম ॥ ৩৫ ॥

Text

kāhāṅ tumi — sākṣāt īśvara nārāyaṇa
kāhāṅ muñi — rāja-sevī viṣayī śūdrādhama

Synonyms

kāhāṅ — whereas; tumi — You; sākṣāt — directly; īśvara nārāyaṇa — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kāhāṅ — whereas; muñi — I; rāja-sevī — government servant; viṣayī — materialist; śūdra-adhama — worse than a śūdra, or fourth-class man.

Translation

“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa Himself, and I am only a government servant interested in materialistic activities. Indeed, I am the lowest among men of the fourth caste.