CC Madhya 24.316 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 316
- tumi--vaktā bhāgavatera, tumi jāna artha
- tomā vinā anya jānite nāhika samartha"
SYNONYMS
tumi—Your Lordship; vaktā—the speaker; bhāgavatera—of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; tumi—You; jāna—know; artha—the import; tomā vinā—except for You; anya—anyone else; jānite—to know; nāhika—is not; samartha—able.
TRANSLATION
"My dear Lord, You are the original speaker of the Bhāgavatam. You therefore know its real import. But for You, no one can understand the confidential meaning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam."
PURPORT
Following this statement by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, we have written our introduction to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (First Canto, Part One, pages 7-41).