Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.97
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam explains the supreme sound
“Śrīla Vyāsadeva considered that whatever he had received from Nārada Muni as an explanation of oṁkāra he would elaborately explain in his book Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as a commentary on the Brahma-sūtra.
What the purport teaches
- Oṁkāra is the root of Vedic knowledge and is known as the supreme sound. Its meaning is further understood in the Gāyatrī mantra and the four verses called the catuḥ-ślokī.
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead explained this meaning to Lord Brahmā, who taught Nārada Muni, who then taught Śrīla Vyāsadeva. This is paramparā, the disciplic succession.
- Śrīla Vyāsadeva elaborately explained this received knowledge in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The conclusion is that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam explains the Brahma-sūtra.
Try this today
Write down the sequence of teachers through whom this knowledge reached Śrīla Vyāsadeva.
Ask yourself
How does knowing this disciplic succession shape my approach to 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.