dÄrÅ›anika paṇá¸ita sabÄi pÄila parÄjaya
loke hÄsya kare, bauddha pÄila lajjÄ-bhaya

 dÄrÅ›anika - philosophical speculators; paṇá¸ita - scholars; sabÄi - all of them; pÄila parÄjaya - were defeated; loke - people in general; hÄsya kare - laugh; bauddha - the Buddhists; pÄila - got; lajjÄ - shame; bhaya - fear.


Text

All mental speculators and learned scholars were defeated by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, and when the people began to laugh, the Buddhist philosophers felt both shame and fear.

Purport

These philosophers were all atheists, for they did not believe in the existence of God. Atheists may be very expert in mental speculation and may be so-called great philosophers, but they can be defeated by a Vaiṣṇava firmly situated in his conviction and God consciousness. Following in the footsteps of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, all the preachers engaged in the service of ISKCON should be very expert in putting forward strong arguments and defeating all types of atheists.