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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 25.98

Vedānta-sūtra gathers the Vedic conclusions

“Vyāsadeva collected whatever Vedic conclusions were in the four Vedas and 108 Upaniṣads and placed them in the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 25.98, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Vyāsadeva collected the conclusions of the four Vedas and 108 Upaniṣads.
  • He placed these Vedic conclusions in the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra.
  • In this context, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam provides the elaborate explanation of the knowledge gathered in those aphorisms.

Try this today

Write one sentence identifying the sources whose conclusions Vyāsadeva gathered in Vedānta-sūtra.

Ask yourself

How might remembering the scope of Vedānta-sūtra help me study it patiently?

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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