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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 12.50
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.
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