230 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 18

SYNONYMS

aneka—many; dekhinu—have studied; mufi—|; mleccha-sdstra—Moham-
medan scripture; haite —from; sadhya—the ultimate goal of life; sadhana—how
to approach it; vastu—matter; nari nirdharite—| cannot decide conclusively.

TRANSLATION

“| have studied the Mohammedan scripture very extensively, but from it |
cannot conclusively decide what the ultimate goal of life is or how | can ap-
proach it.

TEXT 203

Coral cafe foreal cata acer saayay |
‘aif —ay way — oF caiey TfSAIA 1 Q08 1

toma dekhi’ jihva mora bale ‘krsma-nama’
‘ami —bada jfani’—ei gela abhimana

SYNONYMS

toma dekhi’—by seeing You; jihvi—tongue; mora—my; bale krsna-nama—
chants the Hare Krsna mantra; 4ami—|; bada jfani—very learned scholar; ei—this;
gela abhimana—false prestige has gone away.

TRANSLATION

“‘Now that I have seen You, my tongue is chanting the Hare Krsna maha-
mantra. The false prestige | felt from being a learned scholar is now gone.”

TEXT 204

Stl BN ser CHICA “AiMT-AITH |
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krpa kari’ bala more ‘sadhya-sadhane’
eta bali’ pade mahdaprabhura carane

SYNONYMS

krpa kari’—by Your causeless mercy; bala—speak; more—to me; saddhya-
sadhane—the ultimate object of life and the process to achieve it; eta bali’—say-
