Text 86] The Ecstatic Manifestations of Lord Caitanya 231
TEXT 86
athe sei afecats, aTfe SiS) TAN,
wee 4a fa faa |
ale Sa TICstTCM, Sie RCI BIA,
FRG 4B ai ate fa wt
nahi kahan savirodha, nahi kahan anurodha,
sahaja vastu kari vivarana
yadi haya ragoddesa, tahan haye avesa,
sahaja vastu na yaya likhana
SYNONYMS
nahi—there is not; kahan—anywhere; sa-virodha—opposing element;
nahi—there is not; kahaA—anywhere; anurodha—acceptance of someone's
opinion; sahaja—simple; vastu—substance; kari—l do; vivarana—
description; yadi—if; haya—there is; raga-uddesa—someone’s attraction or
obstruction; tahan—there; haye—becoming; davesa—involved; sahaja—
simple; vastu—substance; na yaya—is not possible; likhana—the writing.
TRANSLATION
In this Caitanya-caritamrta there is no contradictory conclusion, nor is
anyone else’s opinion accepted. | have written this book to describe the
simple substance as | have heard it from superiors. If | become involved in
someone’s likes and dislikes, | cannot possibly write the simple truth.
PURPORT
The simplest thing for human beings is to follow their predecessors. Judg-
ment according to mundane senses is not a very easy process. Whatever is
awakened by attachment to one’s predecessor is the way of devotional ser-
vice as indicated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The author says, however, that
he cannot consider the opinions of those who become attracted or repelled
by such things, because one cannot write impartially in that way. In other
words, the author is stating that he did not inject personal opinion in
Caitanya-caritamrta. He has simply described his spontaneous understanding
from superiors. If he had been carried away by someone’s likes and dislikes,
he could not have written of such a sublime subject matter in such an easy
