392 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [ Adi-lfla, Ch. 17

SYNONYMS

sarva-jra—all-knowing; gosa@fi—Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu; /é@ni’—knowing;
sabara—of all of them; durgati—degradation; ghare—at home; vosi’—sitting; cinte—
contemplates; ¢@'—of them; sabdra—of all; avyaéhati—the rescue.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, being omniscient, could understand the degrada-
tion of these students. Thus He sat at home, contemplating how to rescue them.

TEXT 260

TG BasirAas, Vy Sta faryste |
ail, TH, SCAtfays, AMS, GHA | Ve I

yata adhydpoka, ara téhra sisya-gana
dharmi, karmi, tapo-nistha, nindaka, durjana

SYNONYMS

yata—all; adhydépaka—professors; dra-and; ¢tdéfra—their; sisya.gana—students;
dkarmi—followers of religious ritualistic ceremonies; kormi—performers of fruitive
activities; tapat-nistha—performers of austerities; nindaka—blasphemers; durjana—
rog:les.
TRANSLATION

“TAH the so-called professors and scientists and their students generally follow the
regulative principles of religion, fruitive activities and austerities,”’ the Lord thought,
“yet at the same time they are blasphemers and rogues.

PURPORT

Here is a depiction of materialists who have no knowledge of devotional service.
They may be very religious and may work very systematically or perform austerities
and penances but if they blaspheme the Supreme Personality of Godhead they are
nothing but rogues. This is confirmed in the Hari-bhakti-sudhodéya (3.11):

bhagavad-bhakti-hinasya
jatih Sastrarh japas tapah

apranasyaiva dehasya
mandanarn loka-rafijanam

Without knowledge of devotional service to the Lord, great nationalism, fruitive,
political or social work, science or philosophy are al! simply like costly garments
decorating a dead body. The only offense of persons adhering to these principles is
that they are not devotees; they are always blasphemous toward the Supreme
Personality of Godhead and His devotees.
