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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 7.143",
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  "label":"Text 143",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 7.143",
  "description":"He said, \" 'Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brāhmaṇa. And who is Kṛṣṇa? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences. Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms.' \""

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Cc. Madhya 7.143

Text

kvāhaṁ daridraḥ pāpīyān
kva kṛṣṇaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ
brahma-bandhur iti smāhaṁ
bāhubhyāṁ parirambhitaḥ

Synonyms

kva—who; aham—I; daridraḥ—poor; pāpīyān—sinful; kva—who; kṛṣṇaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śrī-niketanaḥ—the transcendental form of all opulence; brahma-bandhuḥ—the friend of a brāhmaṇa, not fit even to be called a brāhmaṇa; iti—thus; sma—certainly; aham—I; bāhubhyām—by the arms; parirambhitaḥ—embraced.

Translation

He said, “ 'Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brāhmaṇa. And who is Kṛṣṇa? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences. Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms.' “

Purport

This verse was spoken by Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.81.16), in connection with his meeting Lord Kṛṣṇa.