Antya-līlā

Chapter 4: Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord at Jagannātha Purī

Verse 176 of 236
Cc Antya 4.176

ঽদ্বৈতেঽ ভদ্রাভদ্রজ্ঞান, সব—ঽমনোধর্মঽ ঽএই ভাল, এই মন্দঽ,—এই সব ঽভ্রমঽ

ऽद्वैतेऽ भद्राभद्रज्ञान, सब—ऽमनोधर्मऽ ऽएइ भाल, एइ मन्दऽ,—एइ सब ऽभ्रमऽ

'dvaite' bhadrābhadra-jñāna, saba—'manodharma' 'ei bhāla, ei manda',—ei saba 'bhrama'

Synonyms

dvaitein the material world; bhadra-abhadra-jñānaunderstanding of good and bad; sabaall; manaḥ-dharmaspeculative mental creations; ei bhālathis is good; ei mandathis is bad; eithis; sabaall; bhramamistake..

Translation

"In the material world, conceptions of good and bad are all mental speculations. Therefore, saying, 'This is good, and this is bad,' is all a mistake.

Purport

Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the Absolute Truth, ever existing with different varieties of energies. When one is absorbed in the illusory energy of Kṛṣṇa and cannot understand Kṛṣṇa, one cannot ascertain what is good and bad for him. Conceptions of good and bad are all imaginations or mental speculations. When one forgets that he is an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, he wants to enjoy the material world through different plans. At that time he distinguishes between material plans that are good and those that are bad. Actually, however, they are all false.

Verse 176 of 236
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