228 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Adi-lila, Ch. 16

TRANSLATION

“Certainly | have not studied the art of literary embellishments. But | have heard
about it from higher circtes, and thus I can review this verse and find in it many faults
and many good qualities.”

PURPORT

The statement kariydchi sravana (‘'| have heard it’’) is very important in the sense
that hearing is more important than directly studying or perceiving. If one is expert
in hearing and hears from the right source, his knowledge is immediately perfect.
This process is called srauta-panthé, or the acquirement of knowledge by hearing
from authorities. All Vedic knowledge is based on the principle that one must
approach a bona fide spiritual master and hear from the authoritative statements of
the Vedas. |t is not necessary for one to be a highly polished literary man to receive
knowledge; to receive perfect knowledge from a perfect person, one must be expert
in hearing. This is called the descending process of deductive knowledge, or avaroha-
pantha,

TEXT 53

fa ace, — FE cafe, CHIR Oe-CHIF I
OE TER,— FE, OA, al SITE CATA GON

kavi kahe,—kaha dekhi, kon guna-dosa
prabhu kahena,—kahi, suna, na kariha rosa

SYNONYMS
Ravi Rahe—the poet said; kaha dekhfi—you say ‘| see’; Rom—what; guna—qualities;
dosa—faults; prabhu kahena—the Lord replied; Aahi—let Me say; Suna—piease hear;
na@—do not; kariha—become; rosa—angry.
TRANSLATION

The poet said: ‘‘All right, let me see what qualities and faults You have found.”
The Lord replied: ‘‘Let Me speak, and please hear Me without becoming angry.

TEXT 54

AW HTS AE HTS HG SETELA |
wa wife sfe, oa, sae Faota west

pence dosa ei sloke parca alankara
Rrame ami kahi, guna, karaha vicdra

SYNONYMS

parica—five; dosa—faults; ef sloke—in this verse; pafica—five; alankdra—literary
embellishments; Arame—one after another; dmi—!; kahi—say; Suna—kindly hear;
karaha—give; vicara—judgment.
