Text 129) The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 261

accustomed to declaring themselves jagad-gurus, teachers of the world, although
they have no information of the outside world and are limited in their experience
to a small town or village, or perhaps to the country of India. Nor do such san-
nydsis have sufficient education. Unfortunately, at the present moment there are
many foolish sannyasis, both in India and elsewhere, who simply read and study
Vedic literature without understanding the purports. When Caitanya Mahaprabhu
was having His discussion with the Chand Kazi, the Mohammedan magistrate of
Navadvipa, He recited a verse from Vedic literature to the effect that the order of
sannydasa is prohibited in this age of Kali. Only those who are very serious and
who follow the regulative principles and study Vedic literature should accept san-
nyasa. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu approved of a sannyasi’s reading Vedanta-sutra,
or Brahma-sitra, but He did not approve the Sariraka commentary of
Saftkaracarya. Indeed, He said elsewhere, mayavadi-bhdasya sunile haya sarva-
naga: “If one hears the Sariraka-bhasya of Sankaracarya, he is doomed.” Thus a
sannyasi, a transcendentalist, must read Vedanta-sdtra regularly, but he should not
read the Sariraka-bhasya. This is the conclusion of $ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. The
real commentary on Vedanta-sdtra is Srimad-Bhagavatam. Artho ‘yarn brahma-
sGitranam: Srimad- Bhagavatam is the original commentary on Vedanta-sitra writ-
ten by the author himself, Srila Vyasadeva.

TEXT 128
SBibt4 Bez, —al Sa", cea Bata Vz |
afaara afar cae Ace Battal say i

bhattacarya kahe, —n4 bujhi’, hena jfiana ydara
bujhibara lagi’ seha puche punarbara

SYNONYMS

bhattacarya kahe—Sarvabhauma Bhattdcarya replied; na bujhi’—not under-
standing; hena—this; jfAana—the knowledge; yara—of someone; bujhibara
lagi’ —just to understand; seha—he also; puche—inquires; punah-bara—again.

TRANSLATION

Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya replied: ‘I accept that You do not understand, yet
even one who does not understand inquires about the subject matter.

TEXT 129

Off wir ef ae cae ate afe’ |
Baca fs Sica colata, Wars a AHA hn seu
