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srestha hana kene kara hinera vandana

amara sarva-nasa haya, tumi brahma-sama

SYNONYMS

srestha hana—being a more honorable person; kene—why; kara—you do; hinera—of an inferior person; vandana—worship; amara sarva-nasa haya—I become minimized in My strength; tumi brahma-sama—you are equal with the impersonal Brahman.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued, "You are a great, spiritually advanced personality, and therefore you cannot worship a person like Me.

I am far inferior.

If you do so, My spiritual power will be diminished, for you are as good as the impersonal Brahman.