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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.120
বেদান্ত পড়াইতে তবে আরম্ভ করিলা ।
স্নেহ-ভক্তি করি’ কিছু প্রভুরে কহিলা ॥ ১২০ ॥
vedānta paḍāite tabe ārambha karilā
sneha-bhakti kari’ kichu prabhure kahilā
He then began to instruct Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu on Vedānta philosophy, and out of affection and devotion, he spoke to the Lord as follows.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The Vedānta- or Brahma-sūtra was written by Śrīla Vyāsadeva and is studied by advanced spiritual students. Sannyāsīs must read it to establish their final conclusions concerning Vedic knowledge.
The Vedānta taught here was Śaṅkarācārya’s commentary, known as Śārīraka-bhāṣya. Sannyāsīs of the Śaṅkara-sampradāya seriously enjoy studying the Vedānta-sūtra with this commentary.
Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya intended to convert Caitanya Mahāprabhu from a Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī into a Māyāvādī sannyāsī. He therefore arranged to teach Him according to Śaṅkarācārya’s commentary.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Hearing all these arguments, Caitanya Mahāprabhu told His devotees that Sārvabhauma was His spiritual master and that whatever he said out of affection was for everyone’s benefit. When Sārvabhauma met Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he asked Him to hear Vedānta philosophy from him.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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