Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Antya 8.27

śushka-brahma-jñānī, nāhi krishnera 'sambandha'

sarva loka nindā kare, nindāte nirbandha

SYNONYMS

śushka — dry; brahma-jñānī — impersonalist philosopher; nāhi — there is not; krishnera — with Lord Krishna; sambandha — relationship; sarva — all; loka — persons; nindā kare — criticizes; nindāte nirbandha — fixed in blaspheming.

TRANSLATION

One who is attached to dry speculative knowledge has no relationship with Krishna. His occupation is criticizing Vaishnavas. Thus he is situated in criticism.

PURPORT

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Thākura has explained in his Anubhāshya that the word nirbandha indicates that Rāmacandra Purī had a steady desire to criticize others. Impersonalist Māyāvādīs, who have no relationship with Krishna, who cannot take to devotional service, and who simply engage in material arguments to understand Brahman, regard devotional service to Krishna as karma-kānda, or fruitive activities. According to them, devotional service to Krishna is but another means for attaining dharma, artha, kāma and moksha. Therefore they criticize the devotees for engaging in material activities. They think that devotional service is māyā and that Krishna or Vishnu is also māyā. Therefore they are called Māyāvādīs. Such a mentality awakens in a person who is an offender to Krishna and His devotees.

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