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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.128
ভট্টাচার্য কহে, — না বুঝি’, হেন জ্ঞান যার ।
বুঝিবার লাগি’ সেহ পুছে পুনর্বার ॥ ১২৮ ॥
bhaṭṭācārya kahe, — nā bujhi’, hena jñāna yāra
bujhibāra lāgi’ seha puche punarbāra
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya replied, “I accept that You do not understand, yet even one who does not understand inquires about the subject matter.
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Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya accepted Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s statement that He did not understand.
He pointed out that even someone who does not understand asks questions.
Such inquiry concerns the subject matter being explained.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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Because of His silence, the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Him whether He was understanding the Vedānta philosophy, and the Lord replied, “Sir, I can understand Vedānta philosophy very clearly, but I cannot understand your explanations.” There was then a discussion between the Bhaṭṭācārya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu concerning the authority of the Vedic scriptures, specifically the Upaniṣads and Vedānta-sūtra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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