Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 7.147

ei-mata sarva-sūtrera vyākhyāna śuniyā

sakala sannyāsī kahe vinaya kariyā

SYNONYMS

ei-mata — in this way; sarva-sūtrera — of all the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra; vyākhyāna — explanation; śuniyā — by hearing; sakala — all; sannyāsī — the groups of Māyāvādī sannyāsīs; kahe — said; vinaya — humbly; kariyā — doing so.

TRANSLATION

When all the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs thus heard the explanation of Caitanya Mahāprabhu on the basis of sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana, they spoke very humbly.

PURPORT

Everyone who actually desires to understand the Vedānta philosophy must certainly accept the explanation of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the Vaiṣṇava ācāryas who have also commented on the Vedānta-sūtra according to the principles of bhakti-yoga. After hearing the explanation of the Vedānta-sūtra from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, all the sannyāsīs, headed by Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, became very humble and obedient to the Lord, and they spoke as follows.

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