CC Antya 2.98

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridāsa

CC Antya 2.97

CC Antya 2.99

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 98

svarūpa kahe, “tathāpi māyāvāda-śravaṇe
’cit, brahma, māyā, mithyā’—ei-mātra śune

SYNONYMS

svarūpa kahe—Svarūpa Dāmodara replied; tathāpi—still; māyāvāda-śravaṇe—by hearing the Māyāvāda commentary; cit—knowledge; brahma—the Absolute Truth; māyā—external energy; mithyā—false; ei-mātra—only these; śune—hears.

TRANSLATION

Svarūpa Dāmodara replied, “Nevertheless, when we hear the Māyāvāda philosophy, we hear that Brahman is knowledge and that the universe of māyā is false, but we gain no spiritual understanding.