278 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6

solute Truth, the source of transcendental bliss, the eternal Supreme Brah-
man, has become their friend!

PURPORT
This is a quotation from $rimad-Bhagavatam (10.14.32) spoken by Lord Brahma.

TEXT 150

eit fel-otiw-misfe acer ‘eltew’ otife-pae |
es STH, MY BLA, BLA AL Gas |) Seo hi

‘apani-pada’-sruti varje ‘prakrta’ pani-carana
punah kahe, sighra cale, kare sarva grahana

SYNONYMS
apani-pada-sruti—the sruti-mantra beginning apdani-padah; varje—rejects;
prakrta—material; pani-carana—hands and legs; punah—again; kahe—says;
sighra cale—walks very fast; kare—does; sarva—of everything; grahana—accept-
ing.
TRANSLATION

“The Vedic ‘apani-pada’ mantra rejects material hands and legs, yet it states
that the Lord goes very fast and accepts everything offered to Him.

TEXT 151

BSA aS Bre, SH—AlAH |
sey’ atfe orcs ates fafacata use ti

ataeva Sruti kahe, brahma——savisesa
‘mukhya’ chadi’ ‘laksana‘te mane nirvisesa

SYNONYMS
ataeva—therefore; sruti—Vedic mantras; kahe—say; brahma—the Absolute
Truth; sa-visesa—personal; mukhya—direct meaning; chaddi’—giving up; lak-
sana‘te—by interpretation; mane—accept; nirvisesa—impersonal.

TRANSLATION

“All these mantras confirm that the Absolute Truth is personal, but the
Mayavadis, throwing away the direct meaning, interpret the Absolute Truth as
impersonal.
