CC Madhya 25.49 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 49
- yei grantha-kartā cāhe sva-mata sthāpite
- 'śāstrera sahaja artha nahe tāṅhā haite
SYNONYMS
yei — anyone who; grantha-kartā — author; cāhe — wants; sva-mata sthāpite — to establish his own opinion; śāstrera — of the revealed scriptures; sahaja — the direct; artha — meaning; nahe — is not; tāṅhā haite — from such an author.
TRANSLATION
"Anyone who wants to establish his own opinion or philosophy certainly cannot explain any scripture according to the principle of direct interpretation.