CC Ādi 17.168
Bengali
শুনি’ স্তব্ধ হৈল কাজী, নাহি স্ফুরে বাণী ।
বিচারিয়া কহে কাজী পরাভব মানি’ ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
বিচারিয়া কহে কাজী পরাভব মানি’ ॥ ১৬৮ ॥
Verse text
śuni’ stabdha haila kājī, nāhi sphure vāṇī
vicāriyā kahe kājī parābhava māni’
vicāriyā kahe kājī parābhava māni’
Synonyms
Translation
After hearing these statements by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Kazi, his arguments stunned, could not put forward any more words. Thus, after due consideration, the Kazi accepted defeat and spoke as follows.
Purport
In our practical preaching work we meet many Christians who talk about statements of the Bible. When we question whether God is limited or unlimited, Christian priests say that God is unlimited. But when we question why the unlimited God should have only one son and not unlimited sons, they are unable to answer. Similarly, from a scientific point of view, the answers of the Old Testament, New Testament and Koran to many questions have changed. But a śāstra cannot change at a person’s whim. All śāstras must be free from the four defects of human nature. The statements of śāstras must be correct for all time.