242 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6

engage in devotional service simply on the basis of scholarly speculation. One has
to wait for the mercy of the Lord in order to render pure devotional service.

TEXT 93

BacD faoia sis, al sire cary
srimayces aie, Fag m1 TSE CHA I dO II

ista-gosthi vicdra kari, nd kariha rosa
sastra-drstye kahi, kichu na la-iha dosa

SYNONYMS

ista-gosthi—discussion among friends; vicéra—consideration; kari—we do;
naé—not; kariha—make; rosa—anger; sastra-drstye—according to the conclusion
of scriptures; kahi—we speak; kichu—any; nd—not; la-iha—take; dosa—fault.

TRANSLATION

The Bhattacarya said: ‘We are just having a discussion among friends and
considering the points described in the scriptures. Do not become angry. | am
simply speaking on the strength of the sastras. Please don’t take any offense.

TEXT 94

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mahd-bhagavata haya caitanya-gosani
ei kali-kale visnura avatara nai

SYNONYMS
maha-bhagavata—a great devotee; haya—is; caitanya-gosafhi—Lord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ei—this; kali-kale—in the age of Kali; visnura—of Lord
Visnu; avatara—incarnation; ndi—there is not.

TRANSLATION

“Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is certainly a great, uncommon devotee, but we
cannot accept Him as an incarnation of Lord Visnu because, according to
Sastra, there is no incarnation in this age of Kali.
