Text 42] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 319

TEXT 41

Ca otfactta-ate, Stal on atferat |
‘faaSarw’ aicat, ‘asin Stew’ afer uss n

sutrera parindma-vada, taha nd maniyd
‘vivarta-vada’ sthape, ‘vyasa bhranta’ baliya

SYNONYMS

sutrera—of the codes of the Vedanta-sdtra; parinama-vada—the transforma-
tion of energy; tahd na maniyd—not accepting this fact; vivarta-vada—the theory
of illusion; sthape—establishes; vydsa bhranta baliya —accusing Vyasadeva to be
mistaken.

TRANSLATION

“Not accepting the transformation of energy, Sripad Sankaracarya has tried
to establish the theory of illusion under the plea that Vyasadeva has made a
mistake.

PURPORT

For a further explanation of this verse, one may refer to Chapter Seven
(verses 121-126).

TEXT 42

et & Shas wef aca aie STF |
ate Oe’ Sama HATS Fay t 82 0

ei ta’ kalpita artha mane nahi bhaya
sastra chadi’ kukalpand pasande bujhaya

SYNONYMS
ei ta’—this; kalpita—imaginary; artha—meaning; mane—to the mind; nahi—
does not; bhaya—appeal; sastra—the authoritative scriptures; chadi’—giving up;
ku-kalpana—mischievous imagination; pdsande—to the atheistic class of men;
bujhaya—teaches.

TRANSLATION

“Sripad Sankaracarya has given his interpretation and imaginary meaning.
It does not actually appeal to the mind of any sane man. He has done this to
convince the atheists and bring them under his control.
