Verse 2.1.276

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.1.276:

ইহা জানি’ ভাল-মতে কর’ অধ্যযন অধ্যযন হৈলে সে বৈষ্ণব-ব্রাহ্মণ ॥ ২৭৬ ॥

इहा जानि’ भाल-मते कर’ अध्ययन अध्ययन हैले से वैष्णव-ब्राह्मण ॥ २७६ ॥

ihā jāni’ bhāla-mate kara’ adhyayana adhyayana haile se vaiṣṇava-brāhmaṇa || 276 ||

iha jani’ bhala-mate kara’ adhyayana adhyayana haile se vaisnava-brahmana (276)

English translation:

(276) “Remembering all this, practice Your lessons properly. Only through proper study can one become a Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇa.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

“According to my instructions, for now You should leave aside Your explanations of devotional service to the Lord and concentrate on studying and teaching the śāstras. As a result of studying the śāstras, You and Your students will actually become Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇas. Simply by studying the Vedas and literatures in pursuance of the Vedas one can become a Vaiṣṇava brāhmaṇa. If one does not undergo the purificatory processes under the guidance of an ācārya and becomes indifferent to the study of the Vedas, then he will face disturbances in realizing the devotional service of Viṣṇu.”

In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 22.65) it is stated:

śāstra-yuktye sunipuṇa, dṛḍha-śraddhā yāṅra ‘uttama-adhikārī sei tāraye saṃsāra

“One who is expert in logic, argument and the revealed scriptures and who has firm faith in Kṛṣṇa is classified as a topmost devotee. He can deliver the whole world.”

In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.17) it is said:

śāstre yuktau ca nipuṇaḥ sarvathā dṛḍha-niścayaḥ prauḍha-śraddho ‘dhikārī yaḥ sa bhaktāv uttamo mataḥ

“One who is expert in logic and understanding of revealed scriptures, and who always has firm conviction and deep faith that is not blind, is to be considered a topmost devotee in devotional service.”