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] Get AS STR, Sil A SA awe
QTC BLT BCA CHTA-SATATAS I wd Il
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
Qala wera Vai sface ai gata |
wearfat afaca fag a4-gee oT Hb? UN
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.
