Madhya-līlāChapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 9.195

viśvāsa karaha tumi āmāra vacane

punarapi ku-bhāvanā kariha mane

SYNONYMS

viśvāsa karaha — believe; tumi — you; āmāra — My; vacanein the words; punarapi — again; ku-bhāvanā — misconception; karihado not do; manein the mind.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then assured the brāhmana, "Have faith in My words and do not burden your mind any longer with this misconception."

PURPORT

This is the process of spiritual understanding. Acintyā khalu ye bhāvā na tāms tarkena yojayet: "We should not try to understand things beyond our material conception by argument and counterargument." Mahā-jano yena gatah sa panthāh: "We have to follow in the footsteps of great authorities coming down in the paramparā system." If we approach a bona fide ācārya and keep faith in his words, spiritual realization will be easy.

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