300 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 6
Sankaracarya, however, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya ptesented unlimited op-
position.
TEXT 177
fro! on, facie acre BhtBe |
wa afe’ ae fas-ae cA Uther 399 I
vitandd, chala, nigrahadi aneka uthaila
saba khandi’ prabhu nija-mata se sthdpila
SYNONYMS
vitandé—counter-arguments; chala—imaginary interpretations; nigraha-adi—
repulses to the opposite party; aneka—various; uthdila—raised; saba—all; khan-
di’—refuting; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nija-mata—His own convic-
tion; se—that; sthapila—established.
TRANSLATION
The Bhattacarya presented various types of false arguments with pseudo-
logic and tried to defeat his opponent in many ways. However, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu refuted all these arguments and established His own conviction.
PURPORT
The word vitanda indicates that a debater, not touching the main point or
establishing his own point, simply tries to refute the other person’s argument.
When one does not touch the direct meaning but tries to divert attention by
misinterpretation, he engages in chala. The word nigraha also means always trying
to refute the arguments of the other party.
TEXT 178
Staq—Ase’, Shas —‘afecay’ ez |
Caal—‘aicatee’, cace ferae +H 1 4v II
bhagavan — 'sambandha’, bhakti—— ‘abhidheya’ haya
prema — ‘prayojana’, vede tina-vastu kaya
SYNONYMS
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sambandha—relationship;
bhakti—devotional service; abhidheya—transcendental activities; haya—is;
prema—love of Godhead; prayojana—the ultimate goal of life; vede—the Vedas;
tina-vastu—three subject matters; kaya—describe.
