Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.176
Criticism Met With Determined Opposition
“Thus Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu criticized Śaṅkarācārya’s Śārīraka-bhāṣya as imaginary, and He pointed out hundreds of faults in it. To defend Śaṅkarācārya, however, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya presented unlimited opposition.”
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu criticized Śaṅkarācārya’s Śārīraka-bhāṣya as imaginary.
- He pointed out hundreds of faults in that commentary.
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya presented unlimited opposition in order to defend Śaṅkarācārya.
Try this today
Reread the translation and briefly identify what Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu criticized and whom Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya defended.
Ask yourself
When a teaching I have accepted is questioned, do I listen carefully or immediately defend it?
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.