Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila Chapter 8 Verse 264

Madhya-līlā | Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 8.264

eta tattva mora citte kaile prakāśana

brahmāke veda yena paḍāila nārāyaṇa

SYNONYMS

eta tattva — all these varieties of truth; mora citte — in my heart; kaile — you did; prakāśana — manifesting; brahmāke — unto Lord Brahmā; veda — the Vedic knowledge; yena — as; paḍāila — taught; nārāyaṇa — the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

"You have manifested all these transcendental truths in my heart. This is exactly the way Nārāyaṇa educated Lord Brahmā."

PURPORT

The heart of Brahmā was enlightened by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is Vedic information given in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (6.18):

yo brahmāṇaḿ vidadhāti pūrvaḿ

yo vai vedāḿś ca prahiṇoti tasmai

taḿ ha devam ātma-buddhi-prakāśaḿ

mumukṣur vai śaraṇam ahaḿ prapadye

"Because I desire liberation, let me surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who first enlightened Lord Brahmā in Vedic knowledge through Lord Brahmā's heart. The Lord is the original source of all enlightenment and spiritual advancement." In this connection one may also refer to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.9.30-35, 11.14.3, 12.4.40 and 12.13.19.

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