Text 1491
The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhattācārva
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Therefore when reading Vedic literature, we must take the path traversed by great  ācāryas :  mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ . Unless one follows the path traversed by great  ācāryas , he cannot understand the real purport of the  Vedas .
TEXT 1488
বেঙেন্নের লিগুড়ি অর্থ বুঝান না হয় ।।
পুরাণ-বাক্যে সেই অর্থ করম নিশ্চয় ॥ ১৪৮ ॥
vedera nigūḍha artha bujhana nā haya purāṇa-vākye sei artha karaya niścaya
SYNONYMS
vedera —of the Vedic literature;  nigūḍha —confidential;  artha —meaning;  bu-jhana —understanding;  nā —not;  haya —is;  purāṇa-vākye —by the words of the  Purāṇas ;  sei —that;  artha —meaning;  karaya —makes;  niścaya —certain.
TRANSLATION
“The confidential meaning of the Vedas is not easily understood by common men; therefore that meaning is supplemented by the words of the Purānas.
TEXT 1499
অহো ভাগ্যমহো ভাগ্যং নন্দগোপব্রজ্জীকসাম্।।।
যদ্মিত্রিং পরমানন্দং পূর্ণং ব্রহ্ম সনাতনম্ ॥ ১৪৯ ॥  ।
aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ nanda-gopa-vrajaukasām yan-mitraṁ paramānandaṁ pūrṇaṁ brahma sanātanam
SYNONYMS
aho —what great;  bhāgyam —fortune;  aho —what great;  bhāgyam —fortune;  nanda —of Mahārāja Nanda;  gopa —of other cowherd men;  vraja-okasām —of the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi;  yat —of whom;  mitram —friend;  parama-ānandam —the supreme bliss;  pūrṇam —complete;  brahma —the Absolute Truth;  sanātanam —eternal.
TRANSLATION
“‘How greatly fortunate are Nanda Mahārāja, the cowherd men and all the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi! There is no limit to their fortune because the Ab-