Madhya-līlā

Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Verse 158 of 358
Cc Madhya 9.158

অগাধ ঈশ্বরলীলা কিছুই না জানি তুমি যেই কহ, সেই সত্য করিঽ মানি

अगाध ईश्वरलीला किछुइ ना जानि तुमि येइ कह, सेइ सत्य करिऽ मानि

agādha īśvara-līlā kichui nā jāni tumi yei kaha, sei satya kari' māni

Synonyms

agādhaunfathomable; īśvara-līlāpastimes of the Lord; kichuianything; nā jāniI do not know; tumiYou; yeiwhatever; kahasay; sei satyathat is right; kari' māniI accept..

Translation

"The transcendental pastimes of the Lord are unfathomable, and I do not know anything about them. Whatever You say I accept as the truth.

Purport

This is the way to understand the truth about the Supreme Personality of Godhead. After hearing Bhagavad-gītā, Arjuna said very much the same thing:

sarvam etad ṛtaṁ manye
yan māṁ vadasi keśava
na hi te bhagavan vyaktiṁ
vidur devā na dānavāḥ

"O Kṛṣṇa, I totally accept as truth all that You have told me. Neither the gods nor demons, O Lord, know Thy personality." (Bg. 10.14)

Vyeṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa says very much the same thing to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It is not possible to understand the truth about the pastimes of the Lord simply by using our own logic, argument and academic education. We must receive bona fide information from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, just as Arjuna received information when Kṛṣṇa spoke Bhagavad-gītā. We have to accept Bhagavad-gītā or any other Vedic literature in good faith. These Vedic literatures are the only source of knowledge. We must understand that we cannot comprehend the Absolute Truth by the speculative process.

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