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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 5]
TRANSLATION
“Only if you follow the principles of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His devotees will your learning be successful. Then you will be able to write about the transcendental pastimes of Kṛṣṇa without material contamination.
TEXT 134
এই শ্লোক করিয়াছ পাঞ্জা সন্তোষ । তোমার ব্দয়ের অর্থে দু'হায় লাগে ‘দোষ’ ॥১৩৪॥
ei śloka kariyācha pāñā santoṣa tomāra hṛdayera arthe duṅhāya lāge ‘doṣa’
SYNONYMS
ei śloka—this verse; kariyācha—you have composed; pāñā santoṣa—getting satisfaction; tomāra hṛdayera—of your heart; arthe—by the meaning; duṅhāya—to both; lāge doṣa—there is an offense.
TRANSLATION
“You have composed this introductory verse to your great satisfaction, but the meaning you have expressed is contaminated by offenses to both Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TEXT 135
তুমি যৈছে-তৈছে কহ, না জানিয়া রীতি । সরস্বতী সেই-শব্দে করিয়াছে স্তুতি ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
tumi yaiche-taiche kaha, nā jāniyā rīti sarasvatī sei-śabde kariyāche stuti
SYNONYMS
tumi—you; yaiche-taiche—somehow or other; kaha—speak; nā jāniyā rīti—not knowing the regulative principles; sarasvatī—the goddess of learning; sei-śabde—in those words; kariyāche stuti—has made prayers.
TRANSLATION
“You have written something irregular, not knowing the regulative principles, but the goddess of learning, Sarasvatī, has used your words to offer her prayers to the Supreme Lord.