বিদ্যা-ভক্তি-বুদ্ধি-বলে পরম প্রবীণ ।
তবু আপনাকে মানে তৃণ হৈতে হীন ॥ ২৬২ ॥
vidya-bhakti-buddhi-bale parama pravina
tabu apanake mane trna haite hina
vidya-education; bhakti-devotion; buddhi-and intelligence; bale-in strength; parama-very; pravina-experienced; tabu-still; apanake-themselves; mane-they think; trna-a straw; haite-than; hina-lower.
"Srila Rupa and Sanatana are very experienced in education, devotional service, intelligence and strength, yet they think themselves inferior to straw in the street.