320 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 25
PURPORT
Sripad Sankaracarya’s propaganda opposed the atheistic philosophy of Buddha.
Lord Buddha’s intention was to stop atheists from committing the sin of killing
animals. Atheists cannot understand God; therefore Lord Buddha appeared and
spread the philosophy of nonviolence to keep the atheists from killing animals.
Unless one is free from the sin of animal killing, he cannot understand religion or
God. Although Lord Buddha was an incarnation of Krsna, he did not speak about
God, for the people were unable to understand. He simply wanted to stop animal
killing. Sripad SaMkaracdarya wanted to establish the predominance of one’s
spiritual identity; therefore he wanted to convert the atheists through an imagi-
nary interpretation of Vedic literatures. These are the secrets of the acaryas. Some-
times they conceal the real purpose of the Vedas and explain the Vedas in a
different way. Sometimes they enunciate a different theory just to bring the
atheists under their control. Thus it is said that Sankara’s philosophy is for pasan-
das, atheists.
TEXT 43
stamtel-fapta cater, ofa ata “atw t
iE) Ae ata, TS SHA SIH 1 Bo Nl
paramartha-vicdra gela, kari matra ‘vada’
kahan mukti paba, kahari krsnera prasdda
SYNONYMS
parama-artha-vicara—discussion on spiritual matters; gela—has gone; kari—
we do; matra vada—only argument and word jugglery; kahan—where; mukti—
liberation; paba—we shall get; kahari— where; krsnera prasada—the mercy of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.
TRANSLATION
“The atheists, headed by the Mayavadi philosophers, do not care for libera-
tion or Krsna’s mercy. They simply continue to put forward false arguments
and counter-theories to atheistic philosophy, not considering or engaging in
spiritual matters.
TEXT 44
apraa wef aibts sires eiRTTT |
Ge BF 1B; Qewrsss-a4 1 88 1
