12.50

prabhu kahe,-ami manusya asrame sannyasi

kaya-mano-vakye vyavahare bhaya vasi

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; ami manusya—I am a human being; asrame—in the social order; sannyasi—a renounced person; kaya-manah-vakye—with My body, mind and words; vyavahare—in general dealings; bhaya—fear; vasi—I do.

When Ramananda Raya addressed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Caitanya Mahaprabhu 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.