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The Residents of Vārānāsī Become Vaisnavas
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TBANSIATION
“Śrīla Vyāsadeva considered that whatever he had received from Nārada Muni as an explanation of oṁkāra he would elaborately explain in his book Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as a commentary on Brahma-sūtra.
PURPORT
The sound vibration  oṁkāra  is the root of Vedic knowledge. This  oṁkāra  is known as  mahā-vākya , or the supreme sound. Whatever meaning is in the supreme sound  oṁkāra  is further understood in the Gāyatrī  mantra . Again, this same meaning is explained in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  in the four  ślokas  known as  catuḥ-ślokī , which begin with the words  ahaṁ   evāsam   evāgre . The Lord says, "Only I existed before the creation." From this verse, four  ślokas  have been composed, and these are known as the  catuḥ-ślokī . In this way the Supreme Personality of Godhead informed Lord Brahmā about the purpose of the  catuḥ-ślokī . Again, Lord Brahmā explained this to Nārada Muni, and Nārada Muni explained it to Śrīla Vyāsadeva. This is the  paramparā  system, the disciplinary succession. The import of Vedic knowledge, the original word  praṇava , has been explained in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . The conclusion is that the  Brahma-sūtra  is explained in the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .
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চারিবেদ-উপনিষদে যত কিছু হয়।।
তার অর্থ লঞ্য ব্যাস করিলা সঞ্চয় ॥ ৯৮ ॥
cāri-veda-upaniṣade yata kichu haya tāra artha lañā vyāsa karilā sañcaya
SYNONYMS
cāri-veda —the four divisions of the  Vedas  ( Sāma ,  Yajur ,  Ṛg  and  Atharva );  upaniṣade —and in 108  Upaniṣads ;  yata —whatever;  kichu haya —is there;  tāra artha —the meanings of those Vedic literatures;  lañā —taking together;  vyāsa —Vyāsadeva;  karilā sañcaya —collected.
TRANSLATION
“Vyāsadeva collected whatever Vedic conclusions were in the four Vedas and 108 Upaniṣads and placed them in the codes of the Vedānta-sūtra.
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যেই সূত্রে যেই ক্ষক—বিষয়-বচন ।।
ভাগবতে সেই ঋত্ প্লোকে নিবন্ধন ॥ ৯৯ ॥