Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.143-144
Bhāgavatam Holds the Full Vedic Meaning
“ ‘The meaning of the Vedānta-sūtra is present in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The full purport of the Mahābhārata is also there. The commentary of the Brahma-gāyatrī is also there and fully expanded with all Vedic knowledge. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the supreme Purāṇa, and it was compiled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Vyāsadeva. There are twelve cantos, 335 chapters and eighteen thousand verses.’
What the purport teaches
- Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam contains the meaning of the Vedānta-sūtra and the full purport of the Mahābhārata.
- It also contains the commentary of the Brahma-gāyatrī, fully expanded with all Vedic knowledge.
- It is the supreme Purāṇa, compiled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead as Vyāsadeva. It contains twelve cantos, 335 chapters and eighteen thousand verses.
Try this today
Write down the three teachings or works whose meaning this verse says is contained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Ask yourself
What does this description help me appreciate about the scope of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?
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.