Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.109
The Danger of Indirect Scriptural Explanations
“Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya has described all the Vedic literatures in terms of indirect meanings. One who hears such explanations is ruined.
What the purport teaches
- The Lord identifies Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya’s explanations as indirect.
- He states that Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya has described all the Vedic literatures in terms of indirect meanings.
- The Lord gives a strong warning: one who hears such explanations is ruined.
Try this today
Review one scriptural explanation you read today and check whether it replaces the text’s stated meaning with an indirect one.
Ask yourself
How seriously do I take the Lord’s warning about hearing indirect explanations of scripture?
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.