### CC Adi 17.170

> কল্পিত আমার শাস্ত্র, — আমি সব জানি ।\
> জাতি-অনুরোধে তবু সেই শাস্ত্র মানি ॥১৭০॥

> kalpita āmāra śāstra,—āmi saba jāni\
> jāti-anurodhe tabu sei śāstra māni

*kalpita*—imagined; *āmāra*—our; *śāstra*—scripture; *āmi*—I; *saba*—everything; *jāni*—know; *jāti*—by community; *anurodhe*—being obliged; *tabu*—still; *sei*—that; *śāstra*—scripture; *māni*—I accept.

**"I know that our scriptures are full of imagination and mistaken ideas, yet because I am a Mohammedan I accept them for the sake of my community, despite their insufficient support.**