CC Madhya 20.95-96 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 95-96
- pūrve yaiche rāya-pāśe prabhu praśna kailā
- tāṅra śaktye rāmānanda tāṅra uttara dilā
- ihāṅ prabhura śaktye praśna kare sanātana
- āpane mahāprabhu kare 'tattva'-nirūpaṇa
SYNONYMS
pūrve—formerly; yaiche—as; rāya-pāśe—unto Rāmānanda Rāya; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; praśna kailā—inquired; tāṅra śaktye—only by His mercy; rāmānanda—Rāmānanda Rāya; tāṅra—his; uttara—answers; dilā—gave; ihāṅ—here; prabhura—of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śaktye—by the strength; praśna—questions; kare—puts; sanātana—Sanātana Gosvāmī; āpane—personally; mahāprabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kare—does; tattva—the truth; nirūpaṇa—discerning.
TRANSLATION
Formerly, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked Rāmānanda Rāya spiritual questions, and by the Lord's causeless mercy, Rāmānanda Rāya could properly reply. Now, by the Lord's mercy, Sanātana Gosvāmī questioned the Lord, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally supplied the truth.