Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.133
Receive the Direct Meaning of Scripture
“To prove their philosophy, the members of the Māyāvāda school have given up the real, easily understood meaning of the Vedic literature and introduced indirect meanings based on their imaginative powers.”
What the purport teaches
- To prove their philosophy, members of the Māyāvāda school abandon the easily understood meaning of Vedic literature and introduce imagined, indirect meanings.
- The purport says the Śaṅkarite interpretation has covered almost the entire world. It therefore emphasizes the need to present the original, natural meaning of Vedic literature.
- Bhagavad-gītā As It Is begins this work of presenting scripture according to the direct meaning of its words. The stated aim is to present all Vedic literature in this way.
Try this today
Read this translation and write a brief summary using its direct meaning rather than adding an imagined explanation.
Ask yourself
How can you notice when a preferred idea is pulling you away from a text’s direct meaning?
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.