 His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder~Acharya of the Krsna Consciousness Movement Sri Caitanya Caritamrita- 1975 Edition
Antya Lila 8.27
Ramacandra Puri Criticizes the Lord
Purpor TEXT 27
TEXT
śuṣka-brahma-jñānī, nāhi kṛṣṇera 'sambandha'
sarva loka nindā kare, nindāte nirbandha
SYNONYMS
śuṣka—dry; brahma-jñānī—impersonalist philosopher; nāhi—there is not; kṛṣṇera—with Lord Kṛṣṇa; sambandha—relationship; sarva—all; loka—persons; nindā kare—criticizes; nindāte nirbandha—fixed in blaspheming.
TRANSLATION
One who is attached to dry speculative knowledge has no relationship with Kṛṣṇa. His occupation is criticizing Vaiṣṇavas. Thus he is situated in criticism.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura has explained in his Anubhāṣya that the word nirbandha indicates that Rāmacandra Purī had a steady desire to criticize others. Impersonalist Māyāvādīs who have no relationship with Kṛṣṇa, who cannot take to devotional service and who simply engage in material arguments to understand Brahman regard devotional service to Kṛṣṇa as karma-kāṇḍa, or fruitive activities. According to them, devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is but another means for attaining dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa. Therefore they criticize the devotees for engaging in material activities. They think that devotional service is māyā and that Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu is also māyā. Therefore they are called Māyāvādīs. Such a mentality awakens in a person who is an offender to Kṛṣṇa and His devotees. TEXT 27
TEXT
śuṣka-brahma-jñānī, nāhi kṛṣṇera 'sambandha'
sarva loka nindā kare, nindāte nirbandha
SYNONYMS
śuṣka—dry; brahma-jñānī—impersonalist philosopher; nāhi—there is not; kṛṣṇera—with Lord Kṛṣṇa; sambandha—relationship; sarva—all; loka—persons; nindā kare—criticizes; nindāte nirbandha—fixed in blaspheming.
TRANSLATION
One who is attached to dry speculative knowledge has no relationship with Kṛṣṇa. His occupation is criticizing Vaiṣṇavas. Thus he is situated in criticism.
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura has explained in his Anubhāṣya that the word nirbandha indicates that Rāmacandra Purī had a steady desire to criticize others. Impersonalist Māyāvādīs who have no relationship with Kṛṣṇa, who cannot take to devotional service and who simply engage in material arguments to understand Brahman regard devotional service to Kṛṣṇa as karma-kāṇḍa, or fruitive activities. According to them, devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is but another means for attaining dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa. Therefore they criticize the devotees for engaging in material activities. They think that devotional service is māyā and that Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu is also māyā. Therefore they are called Māyāvādīs. Such a mentality awakens in a person who is an offender to Kṛṣṇa and His devotees. Sr Hoping this will find you in rapidly improving health. Your ever well-wisher,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letters dated 12th and 15th September, 1971 respectively and have noted the contents. I am so glad to hear how you are doing well. I am always thinking of you and praying to Krishna when you will be relieved and join us again. But in any circumstance simply go on chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra and think of Krishna always. So you should take it that your hospitalization is an opportunity of chanting Hare Krishna mantra 24 hours. After all we are not this body so bodily disorders cannot hamper our advancement in Krishna Consciousness. So long the tongue is active we can chant. Even if the tongue is not active we can think of Krishna. Someway or other if we can keep in touch with Krishna that is our success of life. Yes, taking meat was undoubtedly a great offense, so don't do it again consciousness or unconsciously. Krishna will excuse you for whatever you have done, but don't do it again. Hoping this will find you in rapidly improving health. Your ever well-wisher,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami | 
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