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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth

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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—possess; 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 a saintly person; svabhāva—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.