CC Adi 3.21

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Ādi-līlā 3.20 - Ādi-līlā 3.22

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

āpane nā kaile dharma śikhāna nā yāya

ei ta’ siddhānta gītā-bhāgavate gāya

SYNONYMS

āpane — personally; nā kaile — if not practiced; dharma — religion; śikhāna — the teaching; nā yāya — does not advance; ei — this; ta’ — certainly; siddhānta — conclusion; gītā — in the Bhagavad-gītā; bhāgavate — in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; gāya — they sing.

TRANSLATION

“Unless one practices devotional service himself, he cannot teach it to others. This conclusion is indeed confirmed throughout the Gītā and Bhāgavatam.

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