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prabhu kahe,--"tumi ’guru’, ami ’sisya’-praya

’guru’ hana ’sisye’ namaskara na yuyaya

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; tumi—you; guru—My spiritual master; ami—I; sisya-praya—like your disciple; guru hana—being the spiritual master; sisye—unto the disciple; namaskara—obeisances; na yuyaya—is not befitting.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, “You are on the platform of My spiritual master, and I am your disciple.

Since you are My spiritual master, it is not befitting that you offer Me obeisances.”