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
MACE BlCR,— ALTA, Fz Alaetcar |
COATES Ba Bn Vee Fs etaes wv |
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?’”’
