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tenho kahena,--"tumi ’krsna’, tumi ’dayamaya’

adhama jiva muni, more ha-ila sadaya

SYNONYMS

tenho kahena—Bhattacarya said; tumi krsna—You are Krsna Himself; tumi—You; daya-maya—merciful; adhama—the lowest of the low; jiva—living entity; muni—I; more—unto me; ha-ila—You have been; sa-daya—favorable.

Balabhadra Bhattacarya replied, "My dear Lord, You are Krsna Himself, and therefore You are merciful.

I am a fallen living entity, but You have bestowed a great favor upon me.