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CC Adi 2.73



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 73

tāre kahe—kene kara kutarkānumāna
śāstra-viruddhārtha kabhu nā haya pramāṇa


SYNONYMS

tāre — to him; kahe — one says; kene — why; kara — you make; ku-tarka — of a fallacious argument; anumāna — conjecture; śāstra-viruddha — contrary to scripture; artha — a meaning; kabhu — at any time; — not; haya — is; pramāṇa — evidence.


TRANSLATION

To such a misguided interpreter we may reply, “Why should you suggest such fallacious logic? An interpretation is never accepted as evidence if it opposes the principles of scripture.