CC Madhya 8.264

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 264

eta tattva mora citte kaile prakāśana
brahmāke veda yena paḍāila nārāyaṇa

SYNONYMS

eta tattva—all these varieties of truth; mora citte—in my heart; kaile—You did; prakāśana—manifesting; brahmāke—unto Lord Brahmā; veda—the Vedic knowledge; yena—as; paḍāila—taught; nārāyaṇa—the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

“You have manifested all these transcendental truths in my heart. This is exactly the way Nārāyaṇa educated Lord Brahmā.”

PURPORT

The heart of Brahmā was enlightened by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is Vedic information given in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (6.18):

yo brahmāṇaṁ vidadhāti pūrvaṁ

yo vai vedāṁś ca prahiṇoti tasmai

taṁ ha devam ātma-buddhi-prakāśaṁ

mumukṣur vai śaraṇam ahaṁ prapadye

“Because I desire liberation, let me surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who first enlightened Lord Brahmā in Vedic knowledge through Lord Brahmā’s heart. The Lord is the original source of all enlightenment and spiritual advancement.” In this connection one may also refer to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.9.30-35, 11.14.3, 12.4.40 and 12.13.19.