CC Madhya 24.316
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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, pages 1-41).