8.26

ei ta’ sannyasira teja dekhi brahma-sama

sudre alingiya kene karena krandana

SYNONYMS

ei ta’-this indeed; sannyasira—of the sannyasi, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; teja—bodily effulgence; dekhi—we see; brahma-sama—exactly like Brahman; sudre—a sudra, or worker; alingiya—embracing; kene—why; karena—does; krandana—crying.

These brahmanas began to think, “We can see that this sannyasi has a luster like the effulgence of Brahman, but how is it He is crying upon embracing a sudra, a member of the fourth caste in the social order?”