CC Adi 2.78
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 2: Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 78
- vipratva vikhyāta tāra pāṇḍitya ajñāta
- ataeva vipra āge, pāṇḍitya paścāta
SYNONYMS
vipratva — the quality of being a vipra; vikhyāta — well known; tāra — his; pāṇḍitya — erudition; ajñāta — unknown; ataeva — therefore; vipra — the word vipra; āge — first; pāṇḍitya — erudition; paścāta — afterwards.
TRANSLATION
“The man’s being a vipra is known, but his erudition is unknown. Therefore the person is identified first and his erudition later.