Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.41
Transformation of Energy Is Not Illusion
“Not accepting the transformation of energy, Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya has tried to establish the theory of illusion under the plea that Vyāsadeva has made a mistake.
What the purport teaches
- Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya did not accept the transformation of energy.
- Instead, he tried to establish the theory of illusion.
- His explanation rested on the claim that Vyāsadeva had made a mistake. The verse challenges this approach.
Try this today
Reread the translation and identify the teaching rejected and the theory offered in its place.
Ask yourself
Do I try to understand a teaching before deciding that it must be mistaken?
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.