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manuṣye racite nāre aiche grantha dhanya | :manuṣye racite nāre aiche grantha dhanya | ||
vṛndāvana-dāsa-mukhe vaktā śrī-caitanya | :vṛndāvana-dāsa-mukhe vaktā śrī-caitanya | ||
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''manuṣye''—a human being; ''racite''—compiled; ''nāre''—cannot; ''aiche''—such; ''grantha''—book; ''dhanya''—so glorious; ''vṛndāvana-dāsa''—the author, Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura; ''mukhe''—from his mouth; ''vaktā''—speaker; ''śrī-caitanya''—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. | |||
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The subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. | The subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura. | ||
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Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī has written in his Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: | Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī has written in his ''Hari-bhakti-vilāsa'': | ||
:avaiṣṇava-mukhodgīrṇaṁ pūtaṁ hari-kathāmṛtam | :''avaiṣṇava-mukhodgīrṇaṁ pūtaṁ hari-kathāmṛtam'' | ||
:śravaṇaṁ naiva kartavyaṁ sarpocchiṣṭaṁ yathā payaḥ | :''śravaṇaṁ naiva kartavyaṁ sarpocchiṣṭaṁ yathā payaḥ'' | ||
“One should not hear anything about Kṛṣṇa from a non-Vaiṣṇava. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent has poisonous effects; similarly, talks about Kṛṣṇa given by a non-Vaiṣṇava are also poisonous.” | “One should not hear anything about Kṛṣṇa from a non-Vaiṣṇava. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent has poisonous effects; similarly, talks about Kṛṣṇa given by a non-Vaiṣṇava are also poisonous.” | ||
Transcendental literature that strictly follows the Vedic principles and the conclusion of the Purāṇas and pāñcarātrika-vidhi can be written only by a pure devotee. It is not possible for a common man to write books on bhakti, for his writings will not be effective. He may be a very great scholar and may be expert in presenting literature in flowery language, but this is not at all helpful in understanding transcendental literature. Even if transcendental literature is written in faulty language, it is acceptable if it is written by a devotee, whereas so-called transcendental literature written by a mundane scholar, even if it is a very highly polished literary presentation, cannot be accepted. The secret in a devotee’s writing is that when he writes about the pastimes of the Lord, the Lord helps him; he does not write alone. As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 10.10]]), dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te. Since a devotee writes in service to the Lord, the Lord from within gives him so much intelligence that he sits down near the Lord and goes on writing books. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī confirms that what Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura wrote was actually spoken by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he simply repeated it. The same holds true for Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī wrote Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta in his old age, in an invalid condition, but it is such a sublime literature that Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja used to say, “The time will come when the people of the world will learn Bengali to read Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.” We are trying to present Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta in English and do not know how successful it will be, but if one reads the original Caitanya-caritāmṛta in Bengali he will relish increasing ecstasy in devotional service. | Transcendental literature that strictly follows the Vedic principles and the conclusion of the ''Purāṇas'' and ''pāñcarātrika-vidhi'' can be written only by a pure devotee. It is not possible for a common man to write books on ''bhakti'', for his writings will not be effective. He may be a very great scholar and may be expert in presenting literature in flowery language, but this is not at all helpful in understanding transcendental literature. Even if transcendental literature is written in faulty language, it is acceptable if it is written by a devotee, whereas so-called transcendental literature written by a mundane scholar, even if it is a very highly polished literary presentation, cannot be accepted. The secret in a devotee’s writing is that when he writes about the pastimes of the Lord, the Lord helps him; he does not write alone. As stated in the [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] ([[BG 10.10 (1972)|BG 10.10]]), ''dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te''. Since a devotee writes in service to the Lord, the Lord from within gives him so much intelligence that he sits down near the Lord and goes on writing books. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī confirms that what Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura wrote was actually spoken by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he simply repeated it. The same holds true for ''Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta''. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī wrote ''Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta'' in his old age, in an invalid condition, but it is such a sublime literature that Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja used to say, “The time will come when the people of the world will learn Bengali to read ''Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta''.” We are trying to present ''Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta'' in English and do not know how successful it will be, but if one reads the original ''Caitanya-caritāmṛta'' in Bengali he will relish increasing ecstasy in devotional service. | ||
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Revision as of 04:35, 16 July 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 39
- manuṣye racite nāre aiche grantha dhanya
- vṛndāvana-dāsa-mukhe vaktā śrī-caitanya
SYNONYMS
manuṣye—a human being; racite—compiled; nāre—cannot; aiche—such; grantha—book; dhanya—so glorious; vṛndāvana-dāsa—the author, Śrīla Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura; mukhe—from his mouth; vaktā—speaker; śrī-caitanya—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
TRANSLATION
The subject matter of this book is so sublime that it appears that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has personally spoken through the writings of Śrī Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura.
PURPORT
Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī has written in his Hari-bhakti-vilāsa:
- avaiṣṇava-mukhodgīrṇaṁ pūtaṁ hari-kathāmṛtam
- śravaṇaṁ naiva kartavyaṁ sarpocchiṣṭaṁ yathā payaḥ
“One should not hear anything about Kṛṣṇa from a non-Vaiṣṇava. Milk touched by the lips of a serpent has poisonous effects; similarly, talks about Kṛṣṇa given by a non-Vaiṣṇava are also poisonous.” Transcendental literature that strictly follows the Vedic principles and the conclusion of the Purāṇas and pāñcarātrika-vidhi can be written only by a pure devotee. It is not possible for a common man to write books on bhakti, for his writings will not be effective. He may be a very great scholar and may be expert in presenting literature in flowery language, but this is not at all helpful in understanding transcendental literature. Even if transcendental literature is written in faulty language, it is acceptable if it is written by a devotee, whereas so-called transcendental literature written by a mundane scholar, even if it is a very highly polished literary presentation, cannot be accepted. The secret in a devotee’s writing is that when he writes about the pastimes of the Lord, the Lord helps him; he does not write alone. As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.10), dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te. Since a devotee writes in service to the Lord, the Lord from within gives him so much intelligence that he sits down near the Lord and goes on writing books. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī confirms that what Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura wrote was actually spoken by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and he simply repeated it. The same holds true for Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī wrote Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta in his old age, in an invalid condition, but it is such a sublime literature that Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja used to say, “The time will come when the people of the world will learn Bengali to read Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta.” We are trying to present Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta in English and do not know how successful it will be, but if one reads the original Caitanya-caritāmṛta in Bengali he will relish increasing ecstasy in devotional service.