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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.145
সর্ব-বেদেতিহাসানাং সারং সারং সমুদ্ধৃতম্ ॥ ১৪৫ ॥
sarva-vedetihāsānāṁ
sāraṁ sāraṁ samuddhṛtam
“ ‘The essence of all Vedic literature and all histories has been collected in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.’
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam collects the essence of all Vedic literature.
The essence of all histories is also gathered within it.
Vyāsadeva, the incarnation of God, collected Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and later taught it to his son, Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
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The purport of CC Madhya 25.145 quotesSB 1.3.41
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.3.41).
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Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He then explained the catuḥ-ślokī (four ślokas ) of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the essence of that great scripture. From that day on, all the sannyāsīs of Vārāṇasī became devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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In this verse: “gathered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might seeing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the essence of scripture affect the attention I give it?
Read one passage from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam today and note one essential teaching you find.
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