Text 28) The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 309
sttra-upanisadera mukhyartha chadiya
acarya ‘kalpana’ kare agraha kariya
SYNONYMS
sitra-upanisadera—of the Vedanta-sutra and the Upanisads; mukhya-artha—
the direct meaning; chadiya—giving up; 4acarya—Sankaracarya; kalpana—
imagination; kare—does; dgraha kariya—with great eagerness.
TRANSLATION
“Giving up the direct meaning of the Vedanta-siitra and the Upanisads,
Sankaracarya imagines some other interpretation.
TEXT 27
aintt-sias aed a aifes era |
ACY ‘AY SW FCA, BW Al TTA | 29
acarya-kalpita artha ye pandita sune
mukhe ‘haya’ ‘haya’ kare, hrdaya na mane
SYNONYMS
acarya-kalpita—imagined by Sankaracarya; artha—meaning; ye pandita sune—
any learned person who hears; mukhe—only in the mouth; haya haya—yes it is,
yes it is; kare—does; hrdaya—his heart; nd mane—does not accept.
TRANSLATION
“All the interpretations of Sankaracarya are imaginary. Such imaginary in-
terpretations are verbally accepted by learned scholars, but they do not ap-
peal to the heart.
TEXT 28
Hewosy-atss WH AST athe |
ferent maaten “Heate” athe fafa y a i
sri-krsna-caitanya-vakya drdha satya mani
kali-kale sannydase ‘sarnsara’ nahi jini
SYNONYMS
$ri-krsna-caitanya-vakya—the words of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; drdha—very
firm and convincing; satya mani—I admit as truth; kali-kale—in this age of Kali;
