CC Adi 2.78 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 2: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.