160. Sit Caitanya-caritamrta
TRANSLATION

By remembering the lotus feet of the Panca-tattva, a dumb man can become a

poet, a lame man can cross mountains, and a blind man can see the stars in the sky.
PURPORT’

In Vaisnava philosophy there are three ways for perfection—namely, sadhana-
siddha, perfection attained by executing devotional service according to the rules
and regulations, nitya-siddha, eternal perfection attained by never forgetting Krsna
at any time, and &rpa-siddha, perfection attained by the mercy of the spiritual
master or a Vaisnava. Kaviraja Gosvami here stresses krpa-siddha, perfection by the
mercy of superior authorities. This mercy does not depend on the qualifications of
a devotee. By such mercy, even if a devotee is dumb he can speak or write to glori-
fy the Lord splendidly, even if lame he can cross mountains, and even if blind he can
see the stars in the sky.

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GAA al ATA CAS AfHs Ase |
GEA FAAS CSB-CTAM Ut v
e-saba na mane yei pandita sakala
ta-sabara vidya-patha bheka-kolahala
SYNONYMS

e-saba—all these; na—does not; ma@ne—accept; yei—anyone; pandita—so-called
learned; saka/a—all; ta-sabara—of all of them; vidya-patha—the educational cultiva-
tion; bheka—of frogs; ko/aha/a—tumultuous sound.

TRANSLATION

The education cultivated by so-called learned scholars who do not believe these

statements of Caitanya-caritamrta is like the tumultuous croaking of frogs.
PURPORT

The croaking of the frogs in the rainy season resounds very loudly in the forest,
with the result that snakes, hearing the croaking in the darkness, approach the
frogs and swallow them. Similarly, the so-called educational vibrations of the tongues
of university professors who do not have spiritual knowledge is like the croaking
of frogs.

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8 He Al Tier CAA Bea FHSS |
Fe-Sri aife Sica, athe Sta aS 04 0
