Tovyt 3111
The Residents of Vārānasī Recome Vaisnavas
३४६
TEXT 90
তুমি ত’ ঈখর, তোমার আছে সর্বশক্তি । সংক্ষেপরূপে কহ তুমি শুনিতে হয় মতি ॥ ৯০ ॥
tumi ta’ īśvara, tomāra āche sarva-śakti saṅksepa-rūpe kaha tumi śunite hava mati
SYNONYMS
tumi ta’ —indeed You are;  īśvara —the Supreme Lord;  tomāra —of You;  āche —there are;  sarva-śakti —all potencies;  saṅkṣepa-rūpe —briefly;  kaha —please explain;  tumi —You;  śunite haya mati —I wish to hear.
TRANSLATION
“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore You have inconceivable energies. I wish to hear from You briefly about the Brahma-sūtra.”
PURPORT
Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī said that he had already understood Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s explanation of the direct import of  Brahma-sūtra . Nonetheless, he was requesting the Lord to briefly give the purpose and purport of the  Brahma-sūtra , the  Vedānta-sūtra .
TEXT 91
প্রভু কহে,—“আমি ‘জীব’, অতি তুচ্ছ-জ্ঞান   ! ব্যাসসূত্রের গম্ভীর অর্থ, ব্যাস—ভগবান্    ॥ ৯১ ॥
prabhu kahe ,—“āmi ‘jīva’, ati tuccha-jñāna! vyāsa-sūtrera gambhīra artha, vyāsa—bhagavān
SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe —Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied;  āmi jīva —I am an insignificant living being;  ati tuccha-jñāna —My knowledge is very meager;  vyāsa-sūtrera —of the  Vedānta-sūtra , written by Vyāsadeva;  gambhīra artha —very grave meaning;  vyāsa —Vyāsadeva;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
Šrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied, “I am an ordinary living being, and therefore my knowledge is very insignificant. However, the meaning of the