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sahaje yavana-sastre adrdha vicara

hasi’ tahe mahaprabhu puchena ara-vara

SYNONYMS

sahaje—naturally; yavana-sastre—in the scriptures of the meat-eaters; adrdha—unsound; vicara—judgment; hasi’-smiling; tahe—from him; mahaprabhu—Caitanya Mahaprabhu; puchena—inquired; ara-vara—again “The reasoning and arguments in the scriptures of the meat-eaters are not very sound,” the Kazi concluded.

Upon hearing this statement, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu smiled and inquired from him as follows.