Text 310] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 285

TRANSLATION

This part of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s pastimes is most confidential. One
can derive benefit quickly only by faith; otherwise by arguing one will always
remain far away.

TEXT 310

Qrowa-feresraa-weas-pae |
Hata nea, Sica face oF 4a 1 ode 0

sri-caitanya-nityananda-advaita-carana
yanhdara sarvasva, tanre mile ei dhana

SYNONYMS

sri-caitanya—of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; nityananda—of Lord Nityanan-
da; advaita-carana—and the lotus feet of Sri Advaita Prabhu; yanhara sarva-sva—
whose everything; tanre—him; mile—meets; ei—this; dhana—treasure.

TRANSLATION

He who has accepted as everything the lotus feet of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu and Advaita Prabhu can attain this transcen-
dental treasure.

PURPORT

Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that Krsna is obtainable for the
faithful, but for those who are accustomed to argue, Krsna is far, far away. Similarly,
these talks between Ramananda Raya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu can be
understood by a person who has firm faith. Those who are not in the disciplic suc-
cession, the asauta-panthis, cannot have faith in these talks. They are always
doubting and engaging in mental concoctions. These talks cannot be understood
by such whimsical people. Transcendental topics remain far, far away from those
engaged in mundane arguments. In this regard, the Vedic mantras in the Katha
Upanisad (1.2.9) state, naisé tarkena matir dpaneyad proktanyenaiva sujfidnaya
prestha. According to the Mundaka Upanisad (3.2.3), ndyam atma pravacanena
labhyo na medhayd na bahund srutena/ yam evaisa vrnute tena labhyas tasyaisa
atma vivrnute tandrn svém. And according to the Brahma-sdtra (2.1.11),
tarkapratisthandat.

All Vedic literatures declare that transcendental subjects cannot be understood
simply by argument or logic. Spiritual matters are far above experimental knowl-
edge. If one is interested in the transcendental loving affairs of Krsna, it is only by
Krsna’s mercy that he can understand them. If one tries to understand these tran-
scendental topics simply by using one’s material brain substance, the attempt will
