Antya 7.16

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মহাপ্রভু কহে - "শুন, ভট্ট মহামতি ।
মায়াবাদী সন্ন্যাসী আমি, না জানি কৃষ্ণভক্তি ॥ ১৬ ॥

mahaprabhu kahe-"suna, bhatta maha-mati

mayavadi sannyasi ami, na jani krsna-bhakti

SYNONYMS

mahaprabhu kahe-Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; suna-please hear; bhatta-My dear Vallabha Bhatta; maha-mati-learned scholar; mayavadi-in the Mayavada school; sannyasi-sannyasi; ami-I; na jani-I do not know; krsna-bhakti-devotional service to Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "My dear Vallabha Bhatta, you are a learned scholar. Kindly listen to Me. I am a sannyasi of the Mayavada school. Therefore I have no chance of knowing what krsna-bhakti is.