vedÄnta paá¸Äite tabe Ärambha karilÄ
sneha-bhakti kari' kichu prabhure kahilÄ

 vedÄnta - VedÄnta philosophy; paá¸Äite - to instruct; tabe - then; Ärambha - beginning; karilÄ - made; sneha - affection; bhakti - and devotion; kari' - showing; kichu - something; prabhure - unto the Lord; kahilÄ - said.


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He then began to instruct Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu on VedÄnta philosophy, and out of affection and devotion, he spoke to the Lord as follows.

Purport

The VedÄnta- or Brahma-sÅ«tra, written by ÅšrÄ«la VyÄsadeva, is a book studied by all advanced spiritual students, especially by the sannyÄsÄ«s of all religious communities (sampradÄyas). The sannyÄsÄ«s must read the VedÄnta-sÅ«tra to establish their final conclusions concerning Vedic knowledge. Here, of course, the VedÄnta mentioned is the commentary of Åšaá¹…karÄcÄrya, known as ÅšÄrÄ«raka-bhÄá¹£ya. SÄrvabhauma Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya intended to convert Caitanya MahÄprabhu, who was a Vaiṣṇava sannyÄsÄ«, into a MÄyÄvÄdÄ« sannyÄsÄ«. He therefore made this arrangement to instruct Him in the VedÄnta-sÅ«tra according to the ÅšÄrÄ«raka commentary of Åšaá¹…karÄcÄrya. All the sannyÄsÄ«s of the Åšaá¹…kara-sampradÄya enjoy seriously studying the VedÄnta-sÅ«tra with the ÅšÄrÄ«raka-bhÄá¹£ya commentary. It is said, vedÄnta-vÄkyeá¹£u sadÄ ramantaḥ: “One should always enjoy the studies of the VedÄnta-sÅ«tra.â€