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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.45

Accept Mahāprabhu’s Perfect Explanation

“Whatever meaning Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu gives is perfect. Any other interpretation is only a distortion.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.45, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The speaker accepts the meaning given by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu as perfect.
  • In this discussion of the Vedānta-sūtra, other interpretations are described as distortions.
  • The verse expresses firm confidence in Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s explanation rather than in an imagined meaning.

Try this today

Read this translation twice, then summarize its conclusion in one sentence without adding your own interpretation.

Ask yourself

Am I willing to learn from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rather than impose my own 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.

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