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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 17.170",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 17.170",
  "label":"Text 170",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 17.170",
  "description":"\"I know that our scriptures are full of imagination and mistaken ideas, yet because I am a Muslim I accept them for the sake of my community, despite their insufficient support."

} —

Cc. Ādi 17.170

Text

kalpita āmāra śāstra,—āmi saba jāni
jāti-anurodhe tabu sei śāstra māni

Synonyms

kalpita—imagined; āmāra—our; śāstra—scripture; āmi—I; saba—everything; jāni—know; jāti—by community; anurodhe—being obliged; tabu—still; sei—that; śāstra—scripture; māni—I accept.

Translation

“I know that our scriptures are full of imagination and mistaken ideas, yet because I am a Muslim I accept them for the sake of my community, despite their insufficient support.