Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 17.96

ṣaḍ-darśana-vyākhyā vinā kathā nāhi ethā

miśra kṛpā kari' more śunāna kṛṣṇa-kathā

SYNONYMS

ṣaṭ-darśana — of the six philosophical theses; vyākhyā — explanation; vinā — except; kathā — talk; nāhi — not; ethā — here; miśra — Tapana Miśra; kṛpā kari' — being very merciful; more — unto me; śunāna — explains; kṛṣṇa-kathā — topics of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

Candraśekhara continued, "There is no talk at Vārāṇasī other than discussions on the six philosophical theses. Nonetheless, Tapana Miśra has been very kind to me, for he speaks about topics relating to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

PURPORT

The six philosophical theses are (1) Vaiśeṣika, propounded by Kaṇāda Ṛṣi, (2) Nyāya, propounded by Gautama Ṛṣi, (3) Yoga, or mysticism, propounded by Patañjali Ṛṣi, (4) the philosophy of Sāńkhya, propounded by Kapila Ṛṣi, (5) the philosophy of Karma-mīmāḿsā, propounded by Jaimini Ṛṣi, and (6) the philosophy of Brahma-mīmāḿsā, or Vedānta, the ultimate conclusion of the Absolute Truth (janmādy asya yataḥ [SB 1.1.1]), propounded by Vedavyāsa. Actually Vedānta philosophy is meant for the devotees because in the Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) Lord Kṛṣṇa says, vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham: "I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas." Vyāsadeva is an incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, and consequently Kṛṣṇa is the compiler of Vedānta philosophy. Therefore Kṛṣṇa clearly knows the purport of Vedānta philosophy. As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, whoever hears Vedānta philosophy from Kṛṣṇa is actually aware of the real meaning of Vedānta. The Māyāvādīs call themselves Vedāntists but do not at all understand the purport of Vedānta philosophy. Not being properly educated, people in general think that Vedānta means the Śańkarite interpretation.

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