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