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"name":"Cc. Ādi 3.21", "h1":"Cc. Ādi 3.21", "label":"Text 21", "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 3.21", "description":"\"Unless one practices devotional service himself, he cannot teach it to others. This conclusion is indeed confirmed throughout the Gītā and Bhāgavatam."
} —
āpane nā kaile dharma śikhāna nā yāya
ei ta' siddhānta gītā-bhāgavate gāya
āpane—personally; nā kaile—if not practiced; dharma—religion; śikhāna—the teaching; nā yāya—does not advance; ei—this; ta'—certainly; siddhānta—conclusion; gītā—in the Bhagavad-gītā; bhāgavate—in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; gāya—they sing.
“Unless one practices devotional service himself, he cannot teach it to others. This conclusion is indeed confirmed throughout the Gītā and Bhāgavatam.