TEXT 14
nayam arhati vaikuntha-
pada-mulopasarpanam
sambhavita-matih stabdhah
sadhubhih paryupasitam
SYNONYMS
nanot; ayamthis person; arhatideserves; vaikuntha-pada-mula-upasarpanamthe approaching of the shelter of Lord Visnus lotus feet; sambhavita-matihconsidering himself highly esteemed; stabdhahimpudent; sadhubhihby great saintly persons; paryupasitamworshiped.
TRANSLATION
This person is puffed up because of his achievements, thinking, I am the best. He does not deserve to approach the shelter of Lord Visnus lotus feet, which are worshiped by all saintly persons, for he is impudent, thinking himself greatly important.
PURPORT
If a devotee thinks that he is very much advanced in devotional service, he is considered puffed up and unfit to sit beneath the shelter of the Lords lotus feet. Again, this instruction by Lord Caitanya is applicable:
One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly. Unless one is humble and meek, one cannot qualify to sit at the lotus feet of the Lord.

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