Text 42] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 319
TEXT 41
Hows Mfaeta-ate, Stal on atfera |
‘faasare’ aict, ‘asin Gre’ aferai uss o
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
C8 S Bas wef acer aS STH |
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.
