Madhya-līlā | Chapter 20: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī in the Science of the Absolute Truth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 20.105
kṛṣṇa-śakti dhara tumi, jāna tattva-bhāva
jāni' dārḍhya lāgi' puche, — sādhura svabhāva
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa-śakti — the energy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; dhara — possess; tumi — you; jāna — know; tattva-bhāva — the factual position; jāni' — although knowing all these things; dārḍhya lāgi' — for the sake of strictness; puche — he inquires; sādhura — of a saintly person; svabhāva — the nature.
TRANSLATION
"Since you possess Lord Kṛṣṇa's potency, you certainly know these things. However, it is the nature of a sādhu to inquire. Although he knows these things, the sādhu inquires for the sake of strictness.
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