CC MADHYA 11.148
dāmodara kahe,-śaṅkara choṭa āmā haite
ebe āmāra baḍa bhāi tomāra kṛpāte
SYNONYMS

dāmodara kahe—Dāmodara Paṇḍita replied; śaṅkara—Śaṅkara; choṭa—younger; āmā haite—than me; ebe—now; āmāra—my; baḍa bhāi—elder brother; tomāra—of You; kṛpāte—by the mercy.

TRANSLATION

Dāmodara Paṇḍita replied, "Śaṅkara is my younger brother, but from today he becomes my elder brother because of Your special mercy upon him."