CC Madhya 6.85-86
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 85-86
- yadyapi jagad-guru tumi—śāstra-jñānavān
- pṛthivīte nāhi paṇḍita tomāra samāna
- īśvarera kṛpā-leśa nāhika tomāte
- ataeva īśvara-tattva nā pāra jānite
SYNONYMS
yadyapi — although; jagat-guru — a teacher of many disciples; tumi — you; śāstra-jñānavān — well versed in Vedic knowledge; pṛthivīte — on this earth; nāhi — there is not; paṇḍita — a learned scholar; tomāra — your; samāna — equal; īśvarera — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kṛpā — of mercy; leśa — a bit; nāhika — there is not; tomāte — on you; ataeva — therefore; īśvara-tattva — the Absolute Truth (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); nā pāra — are not able; jānite — to know.
TRANSLATION
Gopīnātha Ācārya then addressed Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya: “You are a great scholar and a teacher of many disciples. Indeed, there is no other scholar like you on earth. Nonetheless, because you are bereft of even a pinch of the Lord’s mercy, you cannot understand Him, even though He is present in your home.