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30 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta.

Factually both the Kasira and Saranatha Mayavadis, as well as any other philoso-
phers who have no knowledge of the spirit soul, are advocates of utter materialism.
None of them have clear knowledge‘regarding the Absolute or the spiritual world.
Philosophers like the Saranatha Mayavadis who do not believe in the spiritual exis-
tence, of the Absolute Truth but consider material varieties to be everything do not
believe that there are two kinds of nature, inferior (material) and superior (spiritual),
as described in Bhagavad-gita. Actually, neither the Varanasi nor Saranatha Mayavadis
accept the principles of Bhagavad-gita, due to a poor fund of knowledge.’

Since these impersonalists who do not have perfect spiritual knowledge cannot
understand the principles of bhakti-yoga, they must be classified among the non-
devotees who are against the Krsna consciousness movement. We sometimes feel in-
convenienced by the hindrances offered by these impersonalists, but we do not care
about their so-called philosophy, for we are propagating our own philosophy as
presented in Bhagavad-gita As It Is and getting successful results. Theorizing as if
devotional service were subject to their mental speculation, both kinds of Mayavadi
impersonalists conclude that the subject matter of bhakti-yoga is a creation of maya
and that Krsna, devotional service and the devotee are also maya. Therefore, as
stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, mayavadi krsne aparadhi: “All the Mayavadis
are offenders to Lord Krsna.” (Cc. Madhya 17.129) It is not possible for them to
understand the Krsna consciousness movement; therefore we do not value their
philosophical conclusions. However expert such quarrelsome impersonalists are in
putting forward their so-called logic, we defeat them in every respect and go forward
with our Krsna consciousness movement. Their imaginative mental speculation can-
not deter the progress of the Krsna consciousness movement, which is completely
spiritual and is never under the control of such Mayavadis.

TEXT 40

FHA AVS HH afsen BATS |
aratatfeste Sica an fater fares ue i

vrndavana yaite prabhu rahila kasite
mayavadi-gana tanre lagila nindite

SYNONYMS

vrndavana—the holy place called Vrndavana; yaite—while going there; prabhu—
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; rahila—remained; kasite—at Varanasi; mayavadi-
gana—the Mayavadi philosophers; tamre—unto Him; /agila—began; nindite—to speak
against Him.
TRANSLATION

While Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu was passing through Varanasi on His way to
Vrndavana, the Mayavadi sannyasi philosophers blasphemed against Him in many
ways.
