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
VectiD faoia sia, ai sire cara |
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
TR-Sitas Sa CoSwH-cattatt faa |
Ge aieraicn frp CawtT ae a8 |
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.
