Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 19.17
Study Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in Learned Company
“Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī used to discuss Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in an assembly of twenty or thirty learned brāhmaṇa scholars.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī used to discuss Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with learned brāhmaṇa scholars.
- The assembly included twenty or thirty scholars, making this a shared study.
- Commenting on bhāgavata vicāra, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura notes that there are two kinds of educational systems.
Try this today
Read a short passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and write down one question to discuss with a fellow reader.
Ask yourself
How could discussing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with others support your 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.