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Prabhupāda:

āpanāra hitāhita kichui nā jāni grāmya-vyavahāre paṇḍita, tāi satya māni

[Cc Madhya 20.100]

[I do not know what is beneficial for me or what is detrimental. Nonetheless, in ordinary dealings people consider me …

kṛpā kari' yadi more kariyācha uddhāra āpana-kṛpāte kaha 'kartavya' āmāra

[Cc Madhya 20.101]

[Out of Your causeless mercy, You have delivered me from the materialistic path. Now, by the same causeless mercy, please …

Now, Sanātana Gosvāmī, he's ācārya in this disciplic succession from Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Lord Caitanya. He is the first disciple of …

So as ācārya... Ācārya means one who knows the principles of scriptures, properly being initiated by authority who knows things …

Now, how to present himself before the spiritual master? He said that "Actually I am not learned, because I do …

So such kind of learning may be praised materially, but spiritually it has no value. Spiritually it has no value, …

So Sanātana prabhu is, by his personal behavior, he's presenting himself that "People say that I am very learned, but …

[Therefore any person who seriously desires real happiness must seek a bona fide spiritual master and take shelter of him …

Now, "Because I am not learned, and very kindly You have delivered me from the māyā of illusion, kindly now …

First of all you have to select a person who is actually representative, just like Sanātana Gosvāmī is representative of, …

So here, Sanātana Gosvāmī's asking that ke āmi kene āmāya jāre tāpa-traya [Cc Madhya 20.102]: "Now I place myself that …

So you cannot know, we cannot know "What I am." A superior authority will let you know what you are. …

Tāpa-traya means three kinds of material miseries. Tāpa means miseries; traya means three. So, "What I am, and why I …

So Caitanya Mahāprabhu is being asked, ke āmi kene āmāya jāre tāpa-traya. Tāpa-traya means threefold miseries. What are these threefold …

So out of these three... We are always under three kinds of miseries, but sometimes one is slackened, other is …