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  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 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places
Madhya 9.41Madhya 9.43

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 9.42

তার্কিক-মীমাংসক, যত মায়াবাদিগণ ।

সাংখ্য, পাতঞ্জল, স্মৃতি, পুরাণ, আগম ॥ ৪২ ॥

tārkika-mīmāṁsaka, yata māyāvādi-gaṇa

sāṅkhya, pātañjala, smṛti, purāṇa, āgama

Translation

There are many kinds of philosophers. Some are logicians who follow Gautama or Kaṇāda. Some follow the Mīmāṁsā philosophy of Jaimini. Some follow the Māyāvāda philosophy of Śaṅkarācārya, and others follow Kapila’s Sāṅkhya philosophy or the mystic yoga system of Patañjali. Some follow the smṛti-śāstra composed of twenty religious scriptures, and others follow the Purāṇas and the tantra-śāstra. In this way there are many different types of philosophers.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Many Philosophers Follow Different Scriptures

  1. 1

    Some philosophers follow the logic of Gautama or Kaṇāda, or the Mīmāṁsā philosophy of Jaimini.

  2. 2

    Others follow Śaṅkarācārya’s Māyāvāda philosophy, Kapila’s Sāṅkhya philosophy or Patañjali’s mystic yoga system.

  3. 3

    Some follow the smṛti-śāstra, composed of twenty religious scriptures. Others follow the Purāṇas and the tantra-śāstra.

How it feels

Wonder and inclusion. Meetings across sacred places display the broad reach of devotional mercy.

The mood of Madhya 9 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 9: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s Travels to the Holy Places

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

Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu then proceeded farther, arriving at Setubandha Rāmeśvara. At Śrī Śaila-parvata, the Lord met Lord Śiva and his wife Durgā in the dress of a brāhmaṇa and brāhmaṇī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. tārkikalogicians
  2. mīmāṁsakafollowers of Mīmāṁsā philosophy
  3. yataall
  4. māyāvādi-gaṇafollowers of Śaṅkarācārya
  5. sāṅkhyafollowers of Kapila
  6. pātañjalafollowers of mystic yoga
  7. smṛtisupplementary Vedic literatures
  8. purāṇaPurāṇas
  9. āgamathe tantra-śāstras.
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this list help you notice about the variety of philosophical traditions?

Practice

Write down three philosophical traditions named in this translation.

Live this todayMany Philosophers Follow Different ScripturesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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