CC Adi 3.21
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 3: The External Reasons for the Appearance of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 21
- āpane nā kaile dharma śikhāna nā yāya
- ei ta’ siddhānta gītā-bhāgavate gāya
SYNONYMS
āpane — personally; nā kaile — if not practiced; dharma — religion; śikhāna — the teaching; nā yāya — does not advance; ei — this; ta’ — certainly; siddhānta — conclusion; gītā — in the Bhagavad-gītā; bhāgavate — in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; gāya — they sing.
TRANSLATION
“Unless one practices devotional service himself, he cannot teach it to others. This conclusion is indeed confirmed throughout the Gītā and Bhāgavatam.