Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.237
Understand Scripture Through Devotional Service
“From that day on, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya did not know anything but the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and from that day he could explain the revealed scriptures only in accordance with the process of devotional service.”
What the purport teaches
- From that day on, Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya knew nothing but the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
- His explanations of the revealed scriptures changed.
- He could explain those scriptures only in accordance with the process of devotional service.
Try this today
Reread this translation and write one sentence about how devotion shaped the Bhaṭṭācārya’s understanding.
Ask yourself
Am I seeking to understand scripture in accordance with devotional service?
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.