# Cc. Madhya 8.26 ## Text > ei ta' sannyāsīra teja dekhi brahma-sama > śūdre āliṅgiyā kene karena krandana ## Synonyms *ei* *ta'*—this indeed; *sannyāsīra*—of the *sannyāsī,* Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; *teja*—bodily effulgence; *dekhi*—we see; *brahma*-*sama*—exactly like Brahman; *śūdre*—a *śūdra,* or worker; *āliṅgiyā*—embracing; *kene*—why; *karena*—does; *krandana*—crying. ## Translation **These brāhmaṇas began to think, "We can see that this sannyāsī has a luster like the effulgence of Brahman, but how is it He is crying upon embracing a śūdra, a member of the fourth caste in the social order?"**