Text 87] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 237
SYNONYMS
yadyapi—although; jagat-guru—a teacher of many disciples; tumi—you;
sastra-jfdnavan—well versed in Vedic knowledge; prthivite—on this earth;
nahi—there is not; pandita—a learned scholar; tomara—your; samana—equal;
isvarera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; krp4a—of mercy; lesa—a bit;
nahika—there is not; tomate—on you; ataeva—therefore; isvara-tattva—the Ab-
solute Truth (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); na para—are not able;
janite—to know.
TRANSLATION
Gopinatha Acarya then addressed Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya: “You are a
great scholar and a teacher of many disciples. Indeed, there is no other
scholar like you on earth. Nonetheless, because you are bereft of even a pinch
of the Lord’s mercy, you cannot understand Him, even though He is present in
your home.
TEXT 87
COrata aes CHa, MICH OS BCE |
aifesrice PaTes-sait FE ACSW 9 I
tomara nahika dosa, sastre ei kahe
pandityadye isvara-tattva-jfiana kabhu nahe’
SYNONYMS
tomara—your; nahika—there is not; dosa—fault; sastre—the scriptures; ei—
this; kahe—mention; panditya-adye—simply by scholarship, etc.; isvara-tattva-
jfana—knowledge of the principles of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
kabhu—ever; nahe—there is not.
TRANSLATION
“It is not your fault; it is the verdict of the scriptures. You cannot under-
stand the Supreme Personality of Godhead simply by scholarship.”
PURPORT
This is a very important verse. Even big scholars cannot understand Krsna, yet
they dare comment on Bhagavad-gita. Reading Bhagavad-gita means understand-
ing Krsna, yet we actually see many scholars making blunders in trying to under-
stand Krsna. Gopinatha Acarya’s statement is confirmed in many places in Vedic
literature. In Katha Upanisad it is stated (Katha Up. 1.2.23):
