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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 1]
TEXT 178
মোরে কেন পুছ, তুমি পুছ আপন-মন । তুমি নরাধিপ হও বিষ্ণু-অংশ সম ॥ ১৭৮ ॥
more kena pucha, tumi pucha āpana-mana tumi narādhipa hao viṣṇu-aṁśa sama
SYNONYMS
more—unto me; kena—why; pucha—you inquire; tumi—you; pucha—inquire; āpana-mana—your own mind; tumi—you; nara-adhipa—King of the people; hao—you are; viṣṇu-aṁśa sama—representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“Why are you questioning me? Better that you question your own mind. Because you are the King of the people, you are the representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore you can understand this better than I.”
TEXT 179
তোমার চিত্তে চৈতন্যের কৈছে হয় জ্ঞান । তোমার চিত্তে যেই লয়, সেই ত’ প্রমাণ ॥ ১৭৯ ॥
tomāra citte caitanyere kaiche haya jñāna tomāra citte yei laya, sei ta’ pramāṇa
SYNONYMS
tomāra citte—in your mind; caitanyere—of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kaiche—how; haya—there is; jñāna—knowledge; tomāra—your; citte—mind; yei—whatever; laya—takes; sei ta’ pramāṇa—that is evidence.
TRANSLATION
Thus Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī informed the King about his mind as a way of knowing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He assured the King that whatever occurred in his mind could be considered evidence.