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The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhattācārva
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understood immediately;  chāḍi' —giving up;  kara —you do;  śabdera —of the words;  laksanā —interpretation.
TRANSLATION
“For each verse the direct meaning must be accepted without interpretation. However, you simply abandon the direct meaning and proceed with your imaginative interpretation.
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প্রানাগের নধ্যে শ্রুতি প্রানাণ - প্রধান ।।
প্রান্তি বে মুখ্যার্থ কহে, সেই সে প্রমাণ ॥ ১৩৫ ॥
pramāṇera madhye śruti pramāṇa —pradhāna śruti ye mukhyārtha kahe, sei se pramāṇa
SYNONYMS
pramāṇera —of the evidences;  madhye —in the midst;  śruti —the Vedic version;  pramāṇa —evidence;  pradhāna —chief;  śruti —the Vedic version;  ye —whatever;  mukhya-artha —chief meaning;  kahe —says;  sei  se—that indeed;  pramāṇa —evidence.
TRANSLATION
“Although there is other evidence, the evidence given in the Vedic version must be taken as foremost. Vedic versions understood directly are first-class evidence.”
PURPORT
Works that should be consulted are Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s  Tattva-sandarbha  (10-11), Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa’s commentary on that, and the following verses of the  Brahma-sūtra :  śāstra-yonitvāt  (Vs. 1.1.3),  tarkāpratiṣṭhānāt  (Vs. 2.1.11) and  śrutes tu śabda-mūlatvāt  (Vs. 2.1.27) as commented upon by Śrī Rāmānujācārya, Śrī Madhvācārya, Śrī Nimbārkācārya and Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa. In his book  Sarva-saṁvādinī , Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has noted that although there are ten kinds of evidence—direct perception, the Vedic version, historical reference, hypothesis, and so on—and although they are all generally accepted as evidence, the person presenting a hypothesis, reading the Vedic version, perceiving or interpreting by his experience is certain to be imperfect in four ways. That is, he is subject to commit mistakes, to become illusioned, to cheat and to have imperfect senses. Although the evidence may be correct, the person himself is in danger of being misled due to his material defects. Apart from the direct presentation, there is a chance that an interpretation may not be perfect.