84 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 4
vacoditarn tad anrtam
manasa dhydtam eva ca
SYNONYMS
kim—what; bhadram—good; kim—what; abhadram—bad; va—or;
dvaitasya—of this material world; avastunah—that which has temporary exis-
tence; kiyat—how much; vacda—by words; uditam—vibrated; tat—that;
anrtam—without permanent existence; manasa—by the mind; dhyatam—con-
ceived; eva—certainly; ca—and.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘Anything not conceived in relationship to Krsna should be understood to
be illusion [maya]. None of the illusions uttered by words or conceived in the
mind are factual. Because illusion is not factual, there is no distinction be-
tween what we think is good and what we think is bad. When we speak of the
Absolute Truth, such speculations do not apply.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.28.4).
TEXT 176
‘CRCS’ SINSE-wia, HA— TA
GR Sie, G8 AH, GB AT’ dav 1
‘dvaite’ bhadrabhadra-jfana, saba— ‘manodharma’
‘ei bhala, ei manda’, ——ei saba ‘bhrama’
SYNONYMS
dvaite—in the material world; bhadra-abhadra-jfiana—understanding of good
and bad; saba—all; manah-dharma—speculative mental creations; ei bhala—this
is good; ei manda—this is bad; ei—this; saba—all; bhrama—mistake.
TRANSLATION
“In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental specula-
tions. Therefore, saying, ‘This is good, and this is bad,’ is all a mistake.
PURPORT
Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the Absolute Truth, ever existing
with different varieties of energies. When one is absorbed in the illusory energy of
Krsna and cannot understand Krsna, one cannot ascertain what is good and bad
