CC Antya 7.126

Antya-līlā, Chapter 7, Text 126

“আমি অজ্ঞ জীব, — অজ্ঞোচিত কর্ম কৈলুঁ ।
তোমার আগে মূর্খ আমি পাণ্ডিত্য প্রকাশিলুঁ ॥ ১২৬ ॥

“āmi ajña jīva, — ajñocita karma kailuṅ
tomāra āge mūrkha āmi pāṇḍitya prakāśiluṅ

Word by word

āmi — I; ajña jīva — a foolish living being; ajña-ucita — fit for a fool; karma — activity; kailuṅ — I have done; tomāra āge — before You; mūrkha — a fool; āmi — I; pāṇḍitya prakāśiluṅ — have tried to demonstrate learning.

Translation

Vallabha Bhaṭṭa admitted, “I am a great fool, and indeed I have acted like a fool by trying to demonstrate my learning to You.”