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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.98
চারিবেদ-উপনিষদে যত কিছু হয় ।
তার অর্থ লঞা ব্যাস করিলা সঞ্চয় ॥ ৯৮ ॥
cāri-veda-upaniṣade yata kichu haya
tāra artha lañā vyāsa karilā sañcaya
“Vyāsadeva collected whatever Vedic conclusions were in the four Vedas and 108 Upaniṣads and placed them in the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra.
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Vyāsadeva collected the conclusions of the four Vedas and 108 Upaniṣads.
He placed these Vedic conclusions in the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra.
In this context, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam provides the elaborate explanation of the knowledge gathered in those aphorisms.
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 asked Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu about devotional service in terms of the Vedānta-sūtra, and the Lord told him about devotional service that is approved by great personalities who know the Vedānta-sūtra. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then pointed out that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the proper commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 25
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In this verse: “gathered”
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Write one sentence identifying the sources whose conclusions Vyāsadeva gathered in Vedānta-sūtra.
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