Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.102
Understanding Scripture Through a Real Devotee
“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told the brāhmaṇa, “Indeed, you are an authority in the reading of the Bhagavad-gītā. Whatever you know constitutes the real purport of the Bhagavad-gītā.””
What the purport teaches
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu called the brāhmaṇa an authority in reading the Bhagavad-gītā. He said that the brāhmaṇa knew its real purport.
- One should understand the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by hearing them from a real devotee.
- Erudite scholarship or sharp intelligence alone cannot give this understanding.
Try this today
Listen to a short explanation of the Bhagavad-gītā or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from a real devotee today.
Ask yourself
How can you make hearing from a real devotee part of your study?
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.