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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.99Madhya 25.101

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.100

অতএব ব্রহ্মসূত্রের ভাষ্য — শ্রীভাগবত ।

ভাগবত-শ্লোক, উপনিষৎ কহে ‘এক’মত ॥ ১০০ ॥

ataeva brahma-sūtrera bhāṣya — śrī-bhāgavata

bhāgavata-śloka, upaniṣat kahe ‘eka’ mata

Translation

“Therefore it is to be concluded that the Brahma-sūtra is explained vividly in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Also, what is explained in the verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam has the same purport as what is explained in the Upaniṣads.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam makes the shared meaning vivid

  1. 1

    Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam vividly explains the Brahma-sūtra.

  2. 2

    The verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam have the same purport as the Upaniṣads.

  3. 3

    These works share a common meaning. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam helps make that meaning clear through its detailed explanation.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then pointed out that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the proper commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra. He then explained the catuḥ-ślokī (four ślokas ) of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the essence of that great scripture.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. ataevatherefore
  2. brahma-sūtrera bhāṣyathe commentary on the Brahma-sūtra aphorisms
  3. śrī-bhāgavataŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  4. bhāgavata-ślokathe verses in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  5. upaniṣatthe explanations in the Upaniṣads
  6. kahestate
  7. eka matathe same version
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can this shared meaning guide the way I approach Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?

Practice

Write a short reminder beside this verse: “Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam vividly explains the Brahma-sūtra.”

Live this todayŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam makes the shared meaning vividThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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