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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 5.205
জগাই মাধাই হৈতে মুঞি সে পাপিষ্ঠ ।
পুরীষের কীট হৈতে মুঞি সে লঘিষ্ঠ ॥ ২০৫ ॥
jagāi mādhāi haite muñi se pāpiṣṭha
purīṣera kīṭa haite muñi se laghiṣṭha
I am more sinful than Jagāi and Mādhāi and even lower than the worms in the stool.
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The author describes himself as more sinful than Jagāi and Mādhāi.
He places himself even lower than the worms in the stool.
Both comparisons express how lowly he considers himself.
Quoted in the purport ofSB 7.1.27
In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Ādi 5.205) Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī also thinks of himself in such a humble way: “I am a worse sinner than Jagāi and Mādhāi and am even lower than the worms in the stool.”
Quoted in the purport ofSB 7.9.8
purīṣera kīṭa haite muñi se laghiṣṭha. Thus he considers himself unqualified, lower than the worms in stool, and more sinful than Jagāi and Mādhāi.
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Shelter and wonder. The glory of Nityānanda reveals the intimate support behind the descent.
The mood of Ādi 5 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
In this chapter the author has described the history of his leaving home for a personal pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana and his achieving all success there. In this description it is revealed that the author’s original paternal home and birthplace were in the district of Katwa, in the village of Jhāmaṭapura, which is near Naihāṭī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 5
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “lower than”, “worms”
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How does the author’s humility challenge my desire to feel superior?
Today, pause before praising yourself or placing yourself above someone else.
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Quoted in 2 lectures. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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