CC 3.2.98

svarūpa kahe, "tathāpi māyāvāda-śravaṇe
'cit, brahma, māyā, mithyā' — ei-mātra śune

svarūpa kahe - Svarūpa Dāmodara replied; tathāpi - still; māyāvāda-śravaṇe - by hearing the Māyāvāda commentary; cit - knowledge; brahma - the Absolute Truth; māyā - external energy; mithyā - false; ei-mātra - only these; śune - hears.

Text

Svarūpa Dāmodara replied, “Nevertheless, when we hear the Māyāvāda philosophy, we hear that Brahman is knowledge and that the universe of māyā is false, but we gain no spiritual understanding.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Antya-lila

Chapter 2: The Chastisement of Junior Haridasa. Text 98

Svarūpa Dāmodara replied, “Nevertheless, when we hear the Māyāvāda philosophy, we hear that Brahman is knowledge and that the universe of māyā is false, but we gain no spiritual understanding.