CC Madhya 9.152 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Travels to the Holy Places

Madhya-līlā 9.151 - Madhya-līlā 9.153

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 152

duḥkha nā bhāviha, bhaṭṭa, kailuṅ parihāsa

śāstra-siddhānta śuna, yāte vaiṣṇava-viśvāsa

SYNONYMS

duḥkha—unhappiness; nā—do not; bhāviha—bear; bhaṭṭa—My dear Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa; kailuṅ parihāsa—I was simply making a joke; śāstra-siddhānta—the conclusion of the revealed scriptures; śuna—hear; yāte—in which; vaiṣṇava-viśvāsa—the faith of the Vaiṣṇavas.

TRANSLATION

The Lord pacified Veṅkaṭa Bhaṭṭa by saying, "Actually whatever I have said is by way of jest. Now you can hear from Me the conclusion of the śāstras, in which every Vaiṣṇava devotee has firm faith.

Madhya-līlā 9.151 - Madhya-līlā 9.153