CC 3.7.123

āpanā jānāite āmi kari abhimāna
se garva khaṇḍāite mora karena apamāna

āpanā jānāite - advertising myself; āmi - I; kari abhimāna - am falsely proud; se garva - that pride; khaṇḍāite - to cut down; mora karena apamāna - He insults me.

Text

“I am falsely proud, advertising myself as a learned scholar. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu insults me just to favor me by cutting down this false pride.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Antya-lila

Chapter 7: The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Vallabha Bhatta. Text 123

“I am falsely proud, advertising myself as a learned scholar. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu insults me just to favor me by cutting down this false pride.