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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.97
“এই অর্থ — আমার সূত্রের ব্যাখ্যানুরূপ ।
‘ভাগবত’ করিব সূত্রের ভাষ্যস্বরূপ ॥” ৯৭ ॥
“ei artha — āmāra sūtrera vyākhyānurūpa
‘bhāgavata’ kariba sūtrera bhāṣya-svarūpa”
“Śrīla Vyāsadeva considered that whatever he had received from Nārada Muni as an explanation of oṁkāra he would elaborately explain in his book Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as a commentary on the Brahma-sūtra.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Oṁkāra is the root of Vedic knowledge and is known as the supreme sound. Its meaning is further understood in the Gāyatrī mantra and the four verses called the catuḥ-ślokī.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead explained this meaning to Lord Brahmā, who taught Nārada Muni, who then taught Śrīla Vyāsadeva. This is paramparā, the disciplic succession.
Śrīla Vyāsadeva elaborately explained this received knowledge in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The conclusion is that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam explains the Brahma-sūtra.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
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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