Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 10.130
A Learned Devotee of the Lord
“There was Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, one of the biggest branches of the tree of the Lord, and his sister’s husband, Śrī Gopīnātha Ācārya.”
What the purport teaches
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was one of the biggest branches of the tree of the Lord. Śrī Gopīnātha Ācārya was his sister’s husband.
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya learned his teacher’s explanations of logic by heart, since students were not allowed to write them down. He later established a school for the study of logic in Navadvīpa.
- He became the leader of all students of logic. Although he was a gṛhastha, or householder, he even taught many sannyāsīs.
Try this today
Choose one sentence from this passage and try to recall its meaning without looking.
Ask yourself
What can you learn from Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya’s careful learning and teaching?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.