Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.134
Accept the Direct Meaning
“For each sūtra the direct meaning must be accepted without interpretation. However, you simply abandon the direct meaning and proceed with your imaginative interpretation.
What the purport teaches
- The direct meaning of each sūtra must be accepted without interpretation.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu points out that the direct meaning has been abandoned.
- He contrasts accepting the direct meaning with proceeding through imaginative interpretation.
Try this today
Read the translation once more and separate what it says from any assumptions you bring to it.
Ask yourself
Where might I be replacing a clear statement with what I imagine it should mean?
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.