CC Madhya 6.120
Bengali
বেদান্ত পড়াইতে তবে আরম্ভ করিলা ।
স্নেহ-ভক্তি করি’ কিছু প্রভুরে কহিলা ॥ ১২০ ॥
স্নেহ-ভক্তি করি’ কিছু প্রভুরে কহিলা ॥ ১২০ ॥
Verse text
vedānta paḍāite tabe ārambha karilā
sneha-bhakti kari’ kichu prabhure kahilā
sneha-bhakti kari’ kichu prabhure kahilā
Synonyms
Translation
He then began to instruct Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu on Vedānta philosophy, and out of affection and devotion, he spoke to the Lord as follows.
Purport
The Vedānta- or Brahma-sūtra, written by Śrīla Vyāsadeva, is a book studied by all advanced spiritual students, especially by the sannyāsīs of all religious communities (sampradāyas). The sannyāsīs must read the Vedānta-sūtra to establish their final conclusions concerning Vedic knowledge. Here, of course, the Vedānta mentioned is the commentary of Śaṅkarācārya, known as Śārīraka-bhāṣya. Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya intended to convert Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who was a Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī, into a Māyāvādī sannyāsī. He therefore made this arrangement to instruct Him in the Vedānta-sūtra according to the Śārīraka commentary of Śaṅkarācārya. All the sannyāsīs of the Śaṅkara-sampradāya enjoy seriously studying the Vedānta-sūtra with the Śārīraka-bhāṣya commentary. It is said, vedānta-vākyeṣu sadā ramantaḥ: “One should always enjoy the studies of the Vedānta-sūtra.”