Chaitanya Bhagavata
by Bhumipati Dāsa | 2008 | 1,349,850 words
The Chaitanya Bhagavata 1.10.43, English translation, including a commentary (Gaudiya-bhasya). This text is similair to the Caitanya-caritamrita and narrates the pastimes of Lord Caitanya, proclaimed to be the direct incarnation of Krishna (as Bhagavan) This is verse 43 of Adi-khanda chapter 10—“Marriage with Shri Lakshmipriya”.
Verse 1.10.43
Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.10.43:
প্রভু কহে,—“সন্ধি-কার্য-জ্ঞান নাহি যা’র কলি-যুগে ‘ভট্টাচার্য’ পদবী তাহার ॥ ৪৩ ॥
प्रभु कहे,—“सन्धि-कार्य-ज्ञान नाहि या’र कलि-युगे ‘भट्टाचार्य’ पदवी ताहार ॥ ४३ ॥
prabhu kahe,—“sandhi-kārya-jñāna nāhi yā’ra kali-yuge ‘bhaṭṭācārya’ padavī tāhāra || 43 ||
prabhu kahe,—“sandhi-karya-jnana nahi ya’ra kali-yuge ‘bhattacarya’ padavi tahara (43)
English translation:
(43) The Lord said, “In the age of Kali, one who doesn’t even know the rules of conjunctions is still given the title of Bhaṭṭācārya.
Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:
Accepting the title “Bhaṭṭācārya” (a learned scholar of the śrutis, nyāya, or mīmāṃsā) without going through the primary lessons of sandhi, or joining words, as found in children’s grammar, is irrational, the basis of irreligiousity, and possible only in Kali-yuga. This is confirmed in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (12.3.38) as follows: dharmaṃ vakṣyanty adharma- jñā adhiruhyottamāsanam—“Those who know nothing about religion will mount a high seat and presume to speak on religious principles.”