Ādi-līlā

Chapter 14: Lord Caitanya's Childhood Pastimes

Verse 33 of 97
Cc Ādi 14.33

আত্ম লুকাইতে প্রভু বলিলা তাঙ্হারে "আগে কেন ইহা, মাতা, না শিখালে মোরে

आत्म लुकाइते प्रभु बलिला ताङ्हारे "आगे केन इहा, माता, ना शिखाले मोरे

ātma lukāite prabhu balilā tāṅhāre "āge kena ihā, mātā, nā śikhāle more

Synonyms

ātmaHimself; lukāiteto hide; prabhuthe Lord; balilāreplied; tāṅhāreunto Śacīmātā; āgein the beginning; kenawhy; ihāthis; mātāMy dear mother; nā śikhāleyou didn't teach; moreunto Me..

Translation

The Lord replied to His mother: "Why did you conceal self-realization by not teaching Me this practical philosophy in the beginning?

Purport

If one is taught from the beginning of life the Vaiṣṇava philosophy of duality or variety, the monistic philosophy will not very much bother him. In reality, everything is an emanation from the supreme source (janmādy asya yataḥ). The original energy is exhibited in varieties, exactly like the sunshine, the original energy emanating from the sun, which acts as light and heat in variety. One cannot say that light is heat and heat is light, yet one cannot separate one from the other. Therefore Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu's philosophy is acintya-bhedābheda, inconceivable nonseparation and distinction. Although there is an affinity between the two physical manifestations light and heat, there is a difference between them. Similarly, although the whole cosmic manifestation is the Lord's energy, the energy is nevertheless exhibited in varieties of manifestations.

Verse 33 of 97
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