CC Madhya 20.105 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

Madhya-līlā 20.104 - Madhya-līlā 20.106

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 105

kṛṣṇa-śakti dhara tumi, jāna tattva-bhāva

jāni' dārḍhya lāgi' puche,--sādhura svabhāva

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa-śakti—the energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; dhara—process; tumi—you; jāna—know; tattva-bhāva—the factual position; jāni'-although knowing all these things; dārḍhya lāgi'-for the sake of strictness; puche—he inquires; sādhura—of the saintly persons; sva-bhāva—the nature.

TRANSLATION

"Since you possess Lord Kṛṣṇa's potency, you certainly know these things. However, it is the nature of a sādhu to inquire. Although he knows these things, the sādhu inquires for the sake of strictness.

Madhya-līlā 20.104 - Madhya-līlā 20.106