CC Adi 2.78 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 2: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Is the Supreme Personality of Godhead

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 78

vipratva vikhyāta tāra pāṇḍitya ajñāta

ataeva vipra āge, pāṇḍitya paścāta

SYNONYMS

vipratva—the quality of being a vipra; vikhyāta—well known; tāra—his; pāṇḍitya—erudition; ajñāta—unknown; ataeva—therefore; vipra—the word vipra; āge—first; pāṇḍitya—erudition; paścāta—afterwards.

TRANSLATION

"The man's being a vipra is known, but his erudition is unknown. Therefore the person is identified first and his erudition later.

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