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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 25.43Madhya 25.45

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.44

ব্যাসসূত্রের অর্থ আচার্য করিয়াছে আচ্ছাদন ।

এই হয় সত্য শ্রীকৃষ্ণচৈতন্য-বচন ॥ ৪৪ ॥

vyāsa-sūtrera artha ācārya kariyāche ācchādana

ei haya satya śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vacana

Translation

“The conclusion is that the import of the Vedānta-sūtra is covered by the imaginary explanation of Śaṅkarācārya. Whatever Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said is perfectly true.

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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.

Mahāprabhu Reveals the True Meaning

  1. 1

    The conclusion is that Śaṅkarācārya’s imaginary explanation covers the meaning of the Vedānta-sūtra.

  2. 2

    The verse distinguishes the scripture’s meaning from an explanation that hides it.

  3. 3

    Whatever Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said is affirmed as perfectly true.

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:

One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to take a bath at Pañcanada, and afterwards all His devotees began chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in front of the temple of Bindu Mādhava. At this time Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī and all his devotees approached the Lord.
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. vyāsa-sūtreraof the aphorisms of the Vedānta known as Vyāsa-sūtra
  2. arthathe meanings
  3. ācāryaŚaṅkarācārya
  4. kariyāche ācchādanahas purposely covered
  5. eithis
  6. hayais
  7. satyathe truth
  8. śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-vacanathe words and explanation given by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give more careful attention to what Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu actually teaches?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and write down its contrast between a covered meaning and a true explanation.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayMahāprabhu Reveals the True MeaningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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