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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 8.14",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 8.14",
  "label":"Text 14",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 8.14",
  "description":"Logicians say, \"Unless one gains understanding through logic and argument, how can one decide upon a worshipable Deity?\""

} —

Cc. Ādi 8.14

Text

yadi vā tārkika kahe,—tarka se pramāṇa
tarka-śāstre siddha yei, sei sevyamāna

Synonyms

yadi—if; vā—or; tārkika—logician; kahe—says; tarka—logic; se—that; pramāṇa—evidence; tarka-śāstre—in the logic; siddha—accepted; yei—whatever; sei—that; sevyamāna—is worshipable.

Translation

Logicians say, “Unless one gains understanding through logic and argument, how can one decide upon a worshipable Deity?”