50 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya-lila, Ch. 17
sad-darsana-vyakhya vind katha nahi etha
misra krpa kari’ more sundna krsna-katha
SYNONYMS
sat-darsana—of six kinds of philosophical theses; vyakhya—explanation;
vina—except; katha—talk; nahi—not; etha—here; misra—Tapana Misra; krpa
kari’—being very merciful; more—unto me; sundna—explains; krsna-katha—
topics of Lord Sri Krsna.
TRANSLATION
Candrasekhara continued, ‘There is no talk at Varanasi other than discus-
sions on the six philosophical theses. Nonetheless, Tapana Misra has been
very kind to me, for he speaks about topics relating to Lord Krsna.
PURPORT
The six philosophical treatises are: (1) vaisesika, propounded by Kanada Rsi, (2)
nyaya, propounded by Gautama Rsi, (3) yoga or mysticism, propounded by
Patafijali Rsi, (4) the philosophy of sankhya, propounded by Kapila Rsi, (5) the phi-
losophy of karma-mimamsa, propounded by Jaimini Rsi, and (6) the philosophy of
brahma-mimarnsd, or Vedanta, the ultimate conclusion of the Absolute Truth (jan-
mdady asya yatah), propounded by Vedavydasa. Actually Vedanta philosophy is
meant for the devotees because in Bhagavad-gita Lord Krsna says, vedanta-krd
veda-vid eva caham: “| am the compiler of Vedanta, and | am the knower of the
Vedas.” (Bg. 15.15) Vyasadeva is an incarnation of Krsna, and consequently Krsna
is the compiler of Vedanta philosophy. Therefore Krsna clearly knows the purport
of Vedanta philosophy. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, whoever hears Vedanta phi-
losophy from Krsna is actually aware of the real meaning of Vedanta. The
Mayavadis who have called themselves Vedantists do not at all understand the
purport of Vedanta philosophy. Not being properly educated, people in general
think that Vedanta means the Sankarite interpretation.
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Hae Ste’ STH fen aA D4 I
nirantara dunhe cinti tomara carana
‘sarvajfnia isvara’ tumi dila darasana
