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The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhattācārva
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TEXT 1200
বেঙ্গাস্তু পড়াইতে ভবে আবস্তু করিলা ।।
স্নেহ -ভক্তি করি’ কিছু প্রভৃরে কহিলা ॥ ১২০ ॥
vedānta paḍāite tabe ārambha karilā sneha-bhakti kari’ kichu prabhure kahilā
SYNONYMS
vedānta —Vedānta philosophy;  paḍāite —to instruct;  tabe —then;  ārambha —beginning;  karilā —made;  sneha —affection;  bhakti —and devotion;  kari' —showing;  kichu —something;  prabhure —unto the Lord;  kahilā —said.
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  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  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 .”
TEXT 1211
বেদান্ত-শ্রবণ,—এই সন্ন্যাসীর ধর্ম ।।
নিরস্তর কর তুমি বৈদ্যস্ত প্রবণ ॥ ২২১ ॥
vedānta-śravaṇa, —ei sannyāsīra dharma nirantara kara tumi vedānta śravaṇa
SYNONYMS
vedānta-śravaṇa —hearing of the Vedānta philosophy;  ei —this;  sannyāsīra —of a person in the renounced order;  dharma —factual occupation;  nirantara —inces-