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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Ādi-līlā, Ch. 16]
TRANSLATION
“Certainly I have not studied the art of literary embellishments. But I have heard about it from higher circles, and thus I can review this verse and find in it many faults and many good qualities.”
PURPORT
The statement  kariyāchi śravaṇa  (“I have heard it”) is very important in the sense that hearing is more important than directly studying or perceiving. If one is expert in hearing and hears from the right source, his knowledge is immediately perfect. This process is called  śrauta-panthā , or the acquirement of knowledge by hearing from authorities. All Vedic knowledge is based on the principle that one must approach a bona fide spiritual master and hear from the authoritative statements of the  Vedas . It is not necessary for one to be a highly polished literary man to receive knowledge; to receive perfect knowledge from a perfect person, one must be expert in hearing. This is called the descending process of deductive knowledge, or  avaroha-panthā .
TEXT 53
कवि कहे,— कह দেখি, কোন্‌ গুণ-দোষ । 
  প্রভু তহেন,— কহি, গুন্‌, না করিহ রোষ ॥ ৫৩ ॥
kavi kahe ,— kaha dekhi, kon guṇa-doṣa  
 prabhu kahena ,— kahi, śuna, nā kariha roṣa
SYNONYMS
kavi kahe —the poet said;  kaha dekhi —you say ‘I see’;  kon —what;  guṇa —qualities;  doṣa —faults;  prabhu kahena —the Lord replied;  kahi —let Me say;  śuna —please hear;  nā —do not;  kariha —become;  roṣa —angry.
TRANSLATION
The poet said: “All right, let me see what qualities and faults You have found.” 
  The Lord replied: “Let Me speak, and please hear Me without becoming angry.”
TEXT 54
পঞ্চ দোষ এই দোকে পঞ্চ অলকার । 
  ক্রমে আমি কহি, গুন্‌, করহ বিচার ॥ ৫৪ ॥
pañca doṣa ei śloke pañca alaṅkāra  
 krame āmi kahi, śuna, karaha vicāra
SYNONYMS
pañca —five;  doṣa —faults;  ei śloke —in this verse;  pañca —five;  alaṅkāra —literary embellishments;  krame —one after another;  āmi —I;  kahi —say;  śuna —kindly hear;  karaha —give;  vicāra —judgment.