Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.97
Pay Attention to Scriptural Statements
“Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Mahābhārata are the two most important Vedic scriptures, but you have paid no attention to their statements.
What the purport teaches
- Gopīnātha Ācārya named Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Mahābhārata as the two most important Vedic scriptures.
- He said that the Bhaṭṭācārya had paid no attention to their statements.
- His criticism concerned attention to what these scriptures actually say.
Try this today
Read this translation slowly and write its central statement in your own words.
Ask yourself
Am I carefully attending to scriptural statements, or merely recognizing the scriptures’ importance?
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.