238 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6

ndyam atmd pravacanena labhyo
na medhayd na bahuna srutena
yam evaisa vrnute tena labhyas
tasyaisa atma vivrnute tandm svam

It is also stated in Katha Upanisad (1.2.9):

naisd tarkena matir dpaneyd
proktanyenaiva sujfianadya prestha

yam tvam dapah satya-dhrtir vatasi
tvadrn no bhayadnn aciketah prasta

The fact is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, cannot be at-
tained simply by explanations, logic and erudite scholarship. One cannot under-
stand Him simply by one’s brain substance. Even by studying all Vedic literature,
one cannot understand the Supreme Lord. However, if one is slightly favored by
the mercy of the Lord, if the Lord is pleased, one can understand Him. But who are
the candidates eligible to receive the mercy of the Lord? Only the devotees. They
alone can understand what is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord
reveals Himself to the sincere devotee when He is pleased with his service:
svayam eva sphuraty adah. One should not try to understand the Lord simply from
the statements of the Vedas, nor should one uselessly attempt to decry these
statements through reasoning and logic.

TEXT 88

MICS FtS,— Blot4, SS aAlaytca |
CSAS Sta-Hor Scat FS ete vw il

sarvabhauma kahe, —dcdrya, kaha sdvadhane
tomate isvara-krpa ithe ki pramadne

SYNONYMS

sarvabhauma_ kahe—Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya says; acarya—my dear
Gopinatha Acarya; kaha—kindly speak; savadhane—very carefully; tomate—
unto you; isvara-krpa—mercy of the Lord; ithe—in this matter; ki pramane—by
what evidence.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied: ‘My dear Gopinatha Acarya, please
speak with great care. What is the proof that you have received the mercy of
the Lord?”
