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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.92

Vyāsadeva Mercifully Explains the Meaning

“The purport of the Vedānta-sūtra is very difficult for an ordinary person to understand, but Vyāsadeva, out of his causeless mercy, has personally explained the meaning.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.92, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The purport of the Vedānta-sūtra is very difficult for an ordinary person to understand.
  • Vyāsadeva personally explains its meaning rather than leaving readers without guidance.
  • His explanation is an act of causeless mercy. In the surrounding explanation, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is identified as his commentary.

Try this today

Pause before studying today and acknowledge with gratitude Vyāsadeva’s effort to explain the meaning.

Ask yourself

How does receiving an explanation as mercy change your attitude toward a difficult teaching?

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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