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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 17.96
ষড়্ দর্শন-ব্যাখ্যা বিনা কথা নাহি এথা ।
মিশ্র কৃপা করি’ মোরে শুনান কৃষ্ণকথা ॥ ৯৬ ॥
ṣaḍ-darśana-vyākhyā vinā kathā nāhi ethā
miśra kṛpā kari’ more śunāna kṛṣṇa-kathā
Candraśekhara continued, “There is no talk at Vārāṇasī other than discussions on the six philosophical theses. Nonetheless, Tapana Miśra has been very kind to me, for he speaks about topics relating to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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Amid discussions of the six philosophical theses, Tapana Miśra kindly spoke to Candraśekhara about Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Vedānta philosophy is meant for devotees. Vyāsadeva is an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, so Kṛṣṇa is the compiler of Vedānta and knows its purport.
One who hears Vedānta philosophy from Kṛṣṇa understands its real meaning. The purport cautions that the Māyāvādīs call themselves Vedāntists but do not understand Vedānta’s purport.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 17.96 quotesBG 15.15
Actually Vedānta philosophy is meant for the devotees because in the Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) Lord Kṛṣṇa says, vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham: “I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.”
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Wonder and contagious joy. Even forest animals chant; nature seems drawn into the saṅkīrtana movement.
The mood of Madhya 17 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After taking His bath at the Maṇikarṇikā-ghāṭa at Vārāṇasī, He met Tapana Miśra, who took the Lord to his place and respectfully gave Him a comfortable residence. At Vārāṇasī, Vaidya Candraśekhara, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s old friend, also rendered service unto Him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 17
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “discussions”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Why is hearing from Kṛṣṇa essential to understanding Vedānta?
Share one topic about Lord Kṛṣṇa with someone today, following Tapana Miśra’s kindness.
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