140 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

dharmah svanusthitah pumsarn
visvaksena-kathasu yah
notpadayed yadi ratim
Srama eva hi kevalam

One may be a very learned scholar and execute his prescribed duty very nicely, but
if he does not ultimately become inquisitive about the Supreme Personality of God-
head and is indifferent to sravanarm kirtanam (hearing and chanting), all that he has
done is but a waste of time. Mayavadi philosophers who do not understand the
relationship between themselves, the cosmic manifestation and the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead are simply wasting their time, and their philosophical specula-
tion has no value.

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eimata sarva-sutrera vyakhyana suniya
sakala sannyasi kahe vinaya kariya

SYNONYMS

eHnata—in this way; sarva-sutrera—of all the codes of Vedanta-sutra; vyakhyana—
explanation; suniya—by hearing; saka/a—all; sannyasi—the groups of Mayavadi
sannyasis; Rahe—said; vinaya—humbly; karivya—doing so.

TRANSLATION

When all the Mayavadi sannyasis thus heard the explanation of Caitanya Maha-
prabhu on the basis of sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana, they spoke very
humbly.

PURPORT
Everyone who actually desires to understand Vedanta philosophy must certainly
accept the explanation of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu or the Vaisnava acaryas who
have also commented on the Vedanta-sutra according to the principles of bhakti-
yoga. After hearing the explanation of Ved@nta-sutra from SrTCaitanya Mahaprabhu,
all the sannyasis, headed by Prakasdnanda Sarasvati, became very humble and
obedient to the Lord, and they spoke as follows.

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