Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.133
Vedānta-sūtra Summarizes the Upaniṣads
“Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “The Vedānta-sūtra is the summary of all the Upaniṣads; therefore whatever direct meaning is there in the Upaniṣads is also recorded in the Vedānta-sūtra, or Vyāsa-sūtra.”
What the purport teaches
- Caitanya Mahāprabhu describes the Vedānta-sūtra as the summary of all the Upaniṣads.
- The direct meaning found in the Upaniṣads is also recorded in the Vedānta-sūtra.
- The translation also calls the Vedānta-sūtra the Vyāsa-sūtra.
Try this today
Make a short study note linking the Upaniṣads with their summary, the Vedānta-sūtra.
Ask yourself
How does knowing this relationship help me understand the purpose of the Vedānta-sūtra?
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.