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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.274

A Correct Explanation Can Still Be Ambiguous

“Although Your explanation is correct, it should not be used, because there is ambiguity in the word ‘mukti-pada.’

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.274, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya accepts that the explanation is correct.
  • Nevertheless, he says that it should not be used.
  • His objection concerns ambiguity in the word “mukti-pada,” not the correctness of the explanation.

Try this today

Write one sentence summarizing why Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya objects despite accepting the explanation.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish between an explanation being correct and its wording being clear?

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.

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