Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.131
The Sūtras Carry Their Own Clear Meaning
“The meaning of the aphorisms in the Vedānta-sūtra contain clear purports in themselves, but other purports you presented simply covered the meaning of the sūtras like a cloud.
What the purport teaches
- The aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra contain clear purports in themselves.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said the other purports presented covered the meaning of the sūtras.
- His comparison to a cloud shows how an explanation can hide rather than reveal the meaning.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly, then summarize it without adding an interpretation.
Ask yourself
Am I first attending to what the text itself clearly says?
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.