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Śrī-Caitanya-caritāmṛta
sarva-veda-sūtre kare kṛṣṇera abhidhāna mukhya-vṛtti chāḍi' kaila lakṣaṇā-vyākhyāna
SYNONYMS
sarva-veda-sūtre —in all the codes of  Vedānta-sūtra ;  kare —establishes;  kṛṣṇera —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  abhidhāna —explanation;  mukhya-vṛtti —direct interpretation;  chāḍi' —giving up;  kaila —made;  lakṣaṇā —indirect;  vyākhyāna —explanation.
TRANSLATION
“In all the Vedic sūtras and literatures, it is Lord Kṛṣṇa who is to be understood, but the followers of Śaṅkarācārya have covered the real meaning of the Vedas with indirect explanations.
PURPORT
It is said:
vede rāmāyaṇe caiva purāṇe bhārate tathā ādāv ante ca madhye ca hariḥ sarvatra gīyate
In the Vedic literature, including the  Rāmāyaṇa ,  Purāṇas  and  Mahābhārata , from the very beginning ( ādau ) to the end ( ante ca ), as well as within the middle ( madhye ca ), only Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is explained.
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স্বতঃপ্রমাণ বেদ – প্রমাণ-শিরোমণি । লক্ষণা করিলে স্বতঃপ্রমাণতা-হানি ॥ ১৩২ ॥
svataḥ-pramāṇa veda—pramāṇa-śiromaṇi lakṣaṇā karile svataḥ-pramāṇatā-hāni
SYNONYMS
svataḥ-pramāṇa —self-evident;  veda —the Vedic literature;  pramāṇa —evidence;  śiromaṇi —topmost;  lakṣaṇā —interpretation;  karile —doing;  svataḥ-pramāṇatā —self-evidence;  hāni —lost.
TRANSLATION
“The self-evident Vedic literatures are the highest evidence of all, but if these literatures are interpreted, their self-evident nature is lost.
PURPORT
We quote Vedic evidence to support our statements, but if we interpret it according to our own judgment, the authority of the Vedic literature is rendered imper-