सम्भावितमतिः स्तब्धः साधुभिः पर्युपासितम् ॥१४॥
nÄyam arhati vaikuṇá¹ha-
pÄda-mÅ«lopasarpaṇam
sambhÄvita-matiḥ stabdhaḥ
sÄdhubhiḥ paryupÄsitam
na - not; ayam - this person; arhati - deserves; vaikuṇá¹ha-pÄda-mÅ«la-upasarpaṇam - the approaching of the shelter of Lord Viṣṇu's lotus feet; sambhÄvita-matiḥ - considering himself highly esteemed; stabdhaḥ - impudent; sÄdhubhiḥ - by great saintly persons; paryupÄsitam - worshiped.
This person is puffed up because of his achievements, thinking, “I am the best.†He does not deserve to approach the shelter of Lord Viṣṇu’s lotus feet, which are worshiped by all saintly persons, for he is impudent, thinking himself greatly important.
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 Lord’s lotus feet. Again, this instruction by Lord Caitanya is applicable:
tṛṇÄd api sunÄ«cena
taror api sahiṣṇunÄ
amÄninÄ mÄnadena
kÄ«rtanÄ«yaḥ sadÄ hariḥ
“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.
