Text 45] Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form
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TEXT 45
त्रय्या चोपनिषद्भिश्च सांख्ययोगैश्च सात्वतैः । उपगीयमानमाहात्म्यं हरिं सामन्यतात्मजम् ॥४५॥
trayyā copaniṣadbhiś ca sāṅkhya-yogaiś ca sātvataiḥ upagīyamāna-māhātmyaṁ hariṁ sāmanyatātmajam
trayyā —by studying the three  Vedas  ( Sāma ,  Yajur  and  Atharva );  ca —also;  upaniṣadbhiḥ ca —and by studying the Vedic knowledge of the  Upaniṣads ;  sāṅkhya-yogaiḥ —by reading the literature of  sāṅkhya-yoga ;  ca —and;  sātvataiḥ —by the great sages and devotees, or by reading  Vaiṣṇava-tantra ,  Pancarātras ;  upagīyamāna-māhātmyaṁ —whose glories are worshiped (by all these Vedic literatures);  hariṁ —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sā —she;  amanyata —considered (ordinary);  ātmajam —as her own son.
TRANSLATION
The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are studied through the three  Vedas , the  Upaniṣads , the literature of  sāṅkhya-yoga , and other  Vaiṣṇava literature , yet mother  Yaśodā  considered that Supreme Person her ordinary child.
PURPORT
As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (15.15) by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the purpose of studying the  Vedas  is to understand Him ( vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ ). Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained to Sanātana Gosvāmī that there are three purposes in the  Vedas . One is to understand our relationship with Kṛṣṇa ( sambandha ), another is to act according to that relationship ( abhidheya ), and the third is to reach the ultimate goal ( prayojana ). The word  prayojana  means “necessities,” and the ultimate necessity is explained by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.  Premā pum-artho mahān : the greatest necessity for a human being is the achievement of love for the Supreme Personality of