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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 5.131
“যাহ, ভাগবত পড় বৈষ্ণবের স্থানে ।
একান্ত আশ্রয় কর চৈতন্য-চরণে ॥ ১৩১ ॥
“yāha, bhāgavata paḍa vaiṣṇavera sthāne
ekānta āśraya kara caitanya-caraṇe
“If you want to understand Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,” he said, “you must approach a self-realized Vaiṣṇava and hear from him. You can do this when you have completely taken shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”
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To understand Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, one must approach a self-realized Vaiṣṇava and hear from him. This is possible by completely taking shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
The purport rejects treating Bhāgavatam recitation as a business. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam does not prescribe hearing it for only one week from professional readers.
One should hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam regularly and sincerely from a pure Vaiṣṇava. Such hearing makes one pious and purifies the heart of material contamination.
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The purport of CC Antya 5.131 quotesSB 1.2.17
Rather, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.17) says, śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ: one should regularly hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from a self-realized Vaiṣṇava.
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Humility and discernment. The Lord directs a seeker to Rāmānanda and clarifies genuine spiritual qualification.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, heard the drama, he discerned a tinge of Māyāvāda philosophy and pointed it out to the author. Although Svarūpa Dāmodara condemned the entire drama, by reference to secondary meanings of the introductory verse he nevertheless satisfied the brāhmaṇa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 5
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Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
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How can I make sincere hearing a regular practice rather than an occasional event?
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