Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.43
Bhakti Established on Scriptural Foundations
“All of these adherents of various scriptures were ready to present the conclusions of their respective scriptures, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu broke all their opinions to pieces and established His own cult of bhakti based on the Vedas, Vedānta, the Brahma-sūtra and the philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda-tattva.”
What the purport teaches
- The adherents of various scriptures were ready to present their respective conclusions.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu refuted their opinions and established His own path of bhakti.
- He based this path on the Vedas, Vedānta, the Brahma-sūtra and the philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda-tattva.
Try this today
Reread the translation and note the foundations on which Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu established bhakti.
Ask yourself
What does the scriptural foundation of bhakti mean to you?
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.