142 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

PURPORT

Srimad-Bhagavatam has listed the avatdras, the plenary expansions of the purusa,
and Lord Krsna appears among them. But the Bhdagavatam further explains Lord
Krsna’s specific position as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Since Lord Krsna
is the original Personality of Godhead, reason and argument establish that. His
position is always supreme.

Had Krsna been a plenary expansion of Narayana, the original verse would have
been differently composed; indeed, its order would have been reversed. But
there cannot be mistakes, illusion, cheating or imperfect perception in the
words of liberated sages. Therefore there is no mistake in this statement that
Lord Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Sanskrit statements of
Srimad-Bhdgavatam are all transcendental sounds. Srila Vyadsadeva revealed these
statements after perfect realization, and therefore they are perfect, for liberated
sages like Vyasadeva never commit errors in their rhetorical arrangements. Unless
one accepts this fact, there is no use in trying to obtain help from the revealed
scriptures,

Bhrama refers to false knowledge or mistakes, such as accepting a rope as a snake
or an oyster shell as gold. Pramada refers to inattention or misunderstanding of
reality, and vipra-lipsd is the cheating propensity. Karanapdtava refers to imperfect-
ness of the material senses. There are many examples of such imperfection. The
eyes cannot see that which is very distant or very small. One cannot even see his
own eyelid, which is the closest thing to his eye, and if one is disturbed by a disease
like jaundice, he sees everything to be yellow. Similarly, the ears cannot hear distant
sounds. Since the Personality of Godhead and His plenary portions and self-realized
devotees are all transcendentally situated, they cannot be misled by such deficiencies.

TEXT 87

fawwtel aq ofa, fers Fa Cala |

cBiata ace wfagefacenient-caia i v4 t
viruddhartha kaha tumi, kahite kara rosa
tomara arthe avimesta-vidheyamsa-dosa

SYNONYMS

viruddha-artha—contrary meaning; kRaha—say; tumi—you; kahite—putting out;
kara—you do; rosa—anger; tomadra—your; arthe—in the meaning; avimrsta-vidheya-
amSa—of the unconsidered predicate portion; dosa—the fault.

TRANSLATION

You say something contradictory and become angry when this is pointed out.
Your explanation has the defect of a misplaced object. This is an unconsidered
adjustment.
