CC Adi 17.204 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 204
- āsi’ kahe,—hindura dharma bhāṅgila nimāi
- ye kīrtana pravartāila, kabhu śuni nāi
SYNONYMS
āsi’ — coming there; kahe — they said; hindura — of the Hindus; dharma — religious principles; bhāṅgila — has broken; nimāi — Nimāi Paṇḍita; ye — that; kīrtana — congregational chanting; pravartāila — has introduced; kabhu — at any time; śuni — we heard; nāi — never.
TRANSLATION
“Coming to me, the Hindus complained, ‘Nimāi Paṇḍita has broken the Hindu religious principles. He has introduced the saṅkīrtana system, which we never heard from any scripture.