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CC Ādi 17.25

Bengali

অন্যথা যে মানে, তার নাহিক নিস্তার ।
নাহি, নাহি, নাহি—এ তিন ‘এব’–কার ॥ ২৫ ॥

Text

anyathā ye māne, tāra nāhika nistāra
nāhi, nāhi, nāhi — e tina ‘eva’-kāra

Synonyms

anyathā — otherwise; ye — anyone who; māne — accepts; tāra — of him; nāhika — there is no; nistāra — deliverance; nāhi nāhi nāhi — there is nothing else, nothing else, nothing else; e — in this; tina — three; eva-kāra — bearing the meaning of emphasis.

Translation

“This verse clearly states that anyone who accepts any other path cannot be delivered. This is the reason for the triple repetition ‘nothing else, nothing else, nothing else,’ which emphasizes the real process of self-realization.