Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.110
Direct Scriptural Meaning Leads to Kṛṣṇa Consciousness
“Śaṅkarācārya is not at fault, for it is under the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead that he has covered the real purport of the Vedas.
What the purport teaches
- Śaṅkarācārya is not at fault, because he covered the real purport of the Vedas under the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s order.
- His indirect explanation compromised between atheism and theism to bring atheists to theism. For this purpose he wrote the Śārīraka-bhāṣya commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra.
- Vedic literature is a source of real knowledge, but readers are misled when it is not accepted as it is. The purport contrasts misleading commentaries with the direct presentation of the Bhagavad-gītā, which brought thousands to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Try this today
Read a short passage of Bhagavad-gītā as it is today and note one direct teaching without adding your own interpretation.
Ask yourself
Am I approaching Vedic literature to receive its direct teaching and grow in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?
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.