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ජීව Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 19]]
PURPORT
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gives the following commentary on the words  bhāgavata vicāra . As confirmed in the  Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad  (1.1.4,5), there are two kinds of educational systems:
dve vidye veditavya iti, ha sma yad brahma-vido vadanti—parā caivāparā ca. tatrāparā ṛg-vedo yajur-vedaḥ sāma-vedo ‘tharva-vedaḥ śikṣā kalpo vyākaraṇaṁ niruktaṁ chando jyotiṣam iti. atha parā yayā tad-akṣaram adhigamyate.
“There are two kinds of educational systems. One deals with transcendental knowledge [ parā vidyā ] and the other with material knowledge [ aparā vidyā ]. All the  Vedas — Ṛg Veda ,  Yajur Veda ,  Sāma Veda ,  Atharva Veda  and their corollaries known as  śikṣā ,  kalpa ,  vyākaraṇa ,  nirukta ,  chanda  and  jyotiṣa —belong to the inferior system of material knowledge [ aparā vidyā ]. By  parā vidyā , one can understand the  akṣara , Brahman or the Absolute Truth.” As far as Vedic literature is concerned,  Vedānta-sūtra  is accepted as the  parā vidyā .  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is an explanation of that  parā vidyā . Those who aspire for liberation ( mukti  or  mokṣa ) and introduce themselves as  vaidāntika  are also equal to those groups aspiring to improve religion ( dharma ), economic development ( artha ) and sense gratification ( kāma ).  Dharma ,  artha ,  kāma  and  mokṣa  are called  catur-varga . They are all within the system of inferior material knowledge. Any literature giving information about the spiritual world, spiritual life, spiritual identity and the spirit soul is called  parā vidyā .  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  does not have anything to do with the materialistic way of life; it gives transcendental information to educate people in the superior system of  parā vidyā . Sanātana Gosvāmī was engaged in discussing the  bhāgavata-vidyā , which means he discussed transcendental superior knowledge. Those who are  karmīs ,  jñānīs  or  yogīs  are not actually fit to discuss  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . Only Vaiṣṇavas or pure devot
śrīmad-bhāgavatari  purāṇam amalari yad vaiṣṇavānāri priyaṁ yasmin pāramahaṁsyam ekam amalari jñānaṁ parari gīyate yatra jñāna-virāga-bhakti-sahitaṁ naiṣkarmyam āviṣkṛtaṁ tac chṛṇvan supaṭhan vicāraṇa-paro bhaktyā vimucyen naraḥ
Although  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is counted among the  Purāṇas , it is called the spotless  Purāṇa . Because it does not discuss anything material, it is liked by transcendental Vaiṣṇava devotees. The subject matter found in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is meant for  paramahaṁas . As it is said:  paramo-nirmatsarāṇām . A  paramahaṁsa  is one who does not live in the material world and who does not envy others. In  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , devotional service is discussed to arouse the living entity to the transcendental position of  jñāna  (knowledge) and  vairāgya  (renunciation). As stated in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (1.2.12):