120 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 8

TRANSLATION
‘Between the former rule and the latter rule, the latter is more important.’

PURPORT

This is a verse from the nydaya literatures.

TEXT 81

MS] Ot AS STH, Stal A STA atSet |
QTC BCA STA CHAS TAIAT I wD Ul

yahan guna Sata ache, taha na kare grahana
guna-madhye chale kare dosa-dropana

SYNONYMS

yahan—where; guna—good attributes; sata—hundreds; dche—there are;
taha—them; nd kare grahana—he does not accept; guna-madhye—in such good
attributes; chale—by tricks; kare—does; dosa-dropana—attributing faults.

TRANSLATION

“Even where there are hundreds of good qualities, a critic does not consider
them. Rather, he attempts by some trick to point out a fault in those attributes.

TEXT 82

Vala ete Sai sface al gaa
serit afaca fog a4-gee OT HbR tN

inhara svabhava ihan karite nd yuydya
tathapi kahiye kichu marma-duhkha paya

SYNONYMS
inhdra sva-bhava—his characteristics; ihari—here; karite né yuydya—one
should not follow; tathapi—still; kahiye—l say; kichu—something; marma-
duhkha—unhappiness within the heart; paya—get.

TRANSLATION

“One should not, therefore, follow the principles of Ramacandra Puri.
Nevertheless, | have to say something against him because he is making our
hearts unhappy.
