CC Adi 17.25
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
TEXT 25
- anyathā ye māne, tāra nāhika nistāra
- nāhi, nāhi, nāhi—e tina ‘eva’-kāra
SYNONYMS
anyathā—otherwise; ye—anyone who; māne—accepts; tāra—of him; nāhika—there is no; nistāra—deliverance; nāhi nāhi nāhi—there is nothing else, nothing else, nothing else; e—in this; tina—three; eva-kāra—bearing the meaning of emphasis.
TRANSLATION
“This verse clearly states that anyone who accepts any other path cannot be delivered. This is the reason for the triple repetition ‘nothing else, nothing else, nothing else,’ which emphasizes the real process of self-realization.