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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 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya
Madhya 6.120Madhya 6.122

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.121

বেদান্ত-শ্রবণ, — এই সন্ন্যাসীর ধর্ম ।

নিরন্তর কর তুমি বেদান্ত শ্রবণ ॥ ১২১ ॥

vedānta-śravaṇa, — ei sannyāsīra dharma

nirantara kara tumi vedānta śravaṇa

Translation

The Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Hearing Vedānta philosophy is a sannyāsī’s main business. Therefore without hesitation You should study Vedānta philosophy, hearing it without cessation from a superior person.”

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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.

Hearing Vedānta With Steady Attention

  1. 1

    The Bhaṭṭācārya said that hearing Vedānta philosophy is a sannyāsī’s main business.

  2. 2

    He urged Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to study Vedānta philosophy without hesitation.

  3. 3

    He advised hearing it without cessation from a superior person.

How it feels

Doubt transformed to devotion. Intellectual resistance gives way to a profound change of heart.

The mood of Madhya 6 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Because of His silence, the Bhaṭṭācārya asked Him whether He was understanding the Vedānta philosophy, and the Lord replied, “Sir, I can understand Vedānta philosophy very clearly, but I cannot understand your explanations.” There was then a discussion between the Bhaṭṭācārya and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu concerning the authority of the Vedic scriptures, specifically the Upaniṣads and Vedānta-sūtra.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. vedānta-śravaṇahearing of Vedānta philosophy
  2. eithis
  3. sannyāsīraof a person in the renounced order
  4. dharmafactual occupation
  5. nirantaraincessantly
  6. karado
  7. tumiYou
  8. vedāntaof Vedānta philosophy
  9. śravaṇahearing
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How steady and attentive am I when hearing spiritual instruction?

Practice

Set aside a short, uninterrupted time today to hear spiritual instruction from a qualified teacher.

Live this todayHearing Vedānta With Steady AttentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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