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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 25.141Madhya 25.143-144

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.142

অতএব ভাগবত — সূত্রের ‘অর্থ’-রূপ ।

নিজ-কৃত সূত্রের নিজ-‘ভাষ্য’-স্বরূপ ॥ ১৪২ ॥

ataeva bhāgavata — sūtrera ‘artha’-rūpa

nija-kṛta sūtrera nija-‘bhāṣya’-svarūpa

Translation

“Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives the actual meaning of the Vedānta-sūtra. The author of the Vedānta-sūtra is Vyāsadeva, and he himself has explained those aphorisms in the form of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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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.

Bhāgavatam Explains the Vedānta-sūtra

  1. 1

    Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives the actual meaning of the Vedānta-sūtra.

  2. 2

    Vyāsadeva is the author of the Vedānta-sūtra.

  3. 3

    He himself explained its aphorisms in the form of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

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. bhāgavataŚrīmad-Bhāgavatam
  3. sūtreraof the Brahma-sūtra
  4. arthaof the meaning
  5. rūpathe form
  6. nija-kṛtamade by himself
  7. sūtreraof the Vedānta-sūtra
  8. nija-bhāṣyaof his own commentary
  9. svarūpathe original form
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Vyāsadeva explains his own work shape my approach to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam?

Practice

Reread this verse and write one sentence explaining the relationship between Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Vedānta-sūtra.

Live this todayBhāgavatam Explains the Vedānta-sūtraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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