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CC Antya 5.142

‘পণ্ডিতের মান্য-পাত্র হয় ‘পণ্ডিতমানী’ ।
তথাপি ভক্তবাৎসল্যে ‘মনুষ্য’ অভিমানী ॥ ১৪২ ॥
‘paṇḍitera mānya-pātra — haya ‘paṇḍita-mānī’
tathāpi bhakta-vātsalye ‘manuṣya’ abhimānī

Synonyms

paṇḍiteraof learned scholars; mānya-pātraworshipable object; hayais; paṇḍita-mānīa person honored by the learned scholars; tathāpistill; bhakta-vātsalyebecause of being very affectionate to the devotees; manuṣya abhimānīpresents Himself as an ordinary human being.

Translation

“The word ‘paṇḍita-mānī’ can be used to indicate that Kṛṣṇa is honored even by learned scholars. Nevertheless, because of affection for His devotees, Kṛṣṇa appears like an ordinary human being and may therefore be called ‘martya.’