266 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6
Therefore the conclusion is that only a direct presentation can be considered evi-
dence. An interpretation cannot be accepted as evidence, but may be considered
proof of evidence.
In Bhagavad-gita, at the very beginning it is stated:
dhrtarastra uvaca
dharma-ksetre kuru-ksetre
samaveta yuyutsavah
mamakdah pandavas caiva
kim akurvata safijaya
The statements of Bhagavad-gita are themselves proof that there is a place of
religious pilgrimage named Kuruksetra where the Pandavas and Kurus met to
fight. After meeting there, what did they do? This was Dhrtardastra’s inquiry to
Safijaya. Although these statements are very clear, atheists try to interpret dif-
ferent meanings of the words dharma-ksetra and kuru-ksetra. Therefore Srila Jiva
Gosvami has warned us not to depend on any kind of interpretation. It is better to
take the verses as they are, without interpretation.
TEXT 136
Aaa Aie-fasl GS — ate-cat ae |
wpls-a1cas CHS ge TelLrifaa SF Ii Sov I
jivera asthi-vistha dui——sankha-gomaya
sruti-vakye sei dui mahd-pavitra haya
SYNONYMS
jivera—of the living entity; asthi—the bone; vistha—stool; dui—two;
sankha—conchshell; go-maya—cow dung; sruti-vakye—in the words of the
Vedic version; sei—that; dui—two; maha—greatly; pavitra—pure; haya—are.
TRANSLATION
Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued: “‘Conchshells and cow dung are nothing
but the bones and the stool of some living entities, but according to the Vedic
version they are both considered very pure.
PURPORT
According to Vedic principles, bones and dung are generally considered very
impure. If one touches a bone or stool, he must take a bath immediately. That is
the Vedic injunction. Yet the Vedas also enjoin that a conchshell, although the
