Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 2.95
Preserve the understanding of service to Kṛṣṇa
“When a Vaiṣṇava listens to the Śārīraka-bhāṣya, the Māyāvāda commentary upon the Vedānta-sūtra, he gives up the Kṛṣṇa conscious attitude that the Lord is the master and the living entity is His servant. Instead, he considers himself the Supreme Lord.
What the purport teaches
- The verse warns that hearing the Śārīraka-bhāṣya leads a Vaiṣṇava to abandon the understanding that the Lord is the master and the living entity is His servant.
- Śaṅkarācārya’s commentary advocates that one impersonally consider oneself the Supreme Lord. The purport describes such Māyāvāda commentaries as imaginary.
- Other commentaries upon the Vedānta-sūtra establish different philosophies. The purport names commentaries by Śrīla Rāmānujācārya, Madhvācārya, Śrī Nimbārka and Viṣṇu Svāmī.
Try this today
Write down this reminder before studying today: “The Lord is the master, and I am His servant.”
Ask yourself
How does seeing myself as Kṛṣṇa’s servant shape my approach to spiritual study?
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.