CC Madhya 25.41

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 41

sūtrera pariṇāma-vāda, tāhā nā māniyā

'vivarta-vāda' sthāpe, 'vyāsa bhrānta' baliyā

SYNONYMS

sūtrera — of the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra; pariṇāma-vāda — the transformation of energy; tāhā nā māniyā — not accepting this fact; vivarta-vāda — the theory of illusion; sthāpe — establishes; vyāsa bhrānta baliyā — accusing Vyāsadeva of being mistaken.

TRANSLATION

“Not accepting the transformation of energy, Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya has tried to establish the theory of illusion under the plea that Vyāsadeva has made a mistake.

PURPORT

For an explanation of this verse, one may refer to Adi-līlā, Chapter Seven, verses 121-126.