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  "label":"Text 39",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 25.39",
  "description":"\" 'Fools disrespect Me because I appear like a human being. They do not know My supreme position as the cause of all causes, the creator of the material energy.'"

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Cc. Madhya 25.39

Text

avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā
mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam
paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto
mama bhūta-maheśvaram

Synonyms

avajānanti—decry; mām—Me; mūḍhāḥ—rascals; mānuṣīm—just like a human being; tanum—a body; āśritam—accepted; param—supreme; bhāvam—position; ajānantaḥ—without knowing; mama—My; bhūta-maheśvaram—exalted position as the Supreme Person, creator of the material world.

Translation

“ 'Fools disrespect Me because I appear like a human being. They do not know My supreme position as the cause of all causes, the creator of the material energy.'

Purport

This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gītā (Bg. 9.11).