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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 6.130
প্রভু কহে, — “সূত্রের অর্থ বুঝিয়ে নির্মল ।
তোমার ব্যাখ্যা শুনি’ মন হয় ত’ বিকল ॥ ১৩০ ॥
prabhu kahe, — “sūtrera artha bujhiye nirmala
tomāra vyākhyā śuni’ mana haya ta’ vikala
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then revealed His mind, saying, “I can understand the meaning of each sūtra very clearly, but your explanations have simply agitated My mind.
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Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said He understood each sūtra clearly, but the explanations agitated His mind.
The factual meaning of the Vedānta-sūtra is as clear as sunshine.
The purport compares the imagined interpretations of Śaṅkarācārya and his followers to clouds covering that sunshine.
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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:
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.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 6
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
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In this verse: “followers”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does an explanation help me see the direct meaning, or does it obscure what is already clear?
Reread the translation and write one sentence stating its direct meaning.
His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.
Quoted in 1 lecture. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.
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