Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 8.26

ei ta' sannyāsīra teja dekhi brahma-sama

śūdre ālińgiyā kene karena krandana

SYNONYMS

ei ta' — this indeed; sannyāsīra — of the sannyāsī, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; teja — bodily effulgence; dekhi — we see; brahma-sama — exactly like Brahman; śūdre — a śūdra, or worker; ālińgiyā — embracing; kene — why; karena — does; krandana — crying.

TRANSLATION

The brāhmaṇas thought, "We can see that this sannyāsī has a luster like the effulgence of Brahman, but how is it He is crying upon embracing a śūdra, a member of the fourth caste in the social order?"

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