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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 29]
“I am seated in everyone’s heart, and from Me come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness. By all the  Vedas , I am to be known; indeed, I am the compiler of  Vedānta , and I am the knower of the  Vedas .” (Bg. 15.15)
All Vedic knowledge is meant for searching out Kṛṣṇa because Kṛṣṇa is the origin of everything.  Janmādy asya yataḥ . In  Bhagavad-gītā  Kṛṣṇa says:
na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣayaḥ aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣīṇāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ
“Neither the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin, for, in every respect, I am the source of the demigods and the sages.” (Bg. 10.2)
Kṛṣṇa is the origin and beginning of all demigods, including Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and all others. The Vedic ritualistic ceremonies are concerned with satisfying different demigods, but unless one is very advanced, he cannot understand that the original personality is Śrī Kṛṣṇa.  Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi . After hearing the instructions of Nārada, King Barhiṣmān came to his senses. The real goal of life is to attain devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The King therefore decided to reject the so-called priestly orders that simply engage their followers in the ritualistic ceremonies without giving effective instructions about the goal of life. At the present moment the churches, temples and mosques all over the world are not attracting people because foolish priests cannot elevate their followers to the platform of knowledge. Not being aware of the real goal of life, they simply keep their congregation in ignorance. Consequently those who are well educated have become uninterested in the ritualistic ceremonies. At the same time, they are not benefited with real knowledge. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is therefore very important for the enlightenment of all classes. Following in the footsteps of Mahārāja Barhiṣmān, everyone should take advantage of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and abandon the stereotyped ritualistic ceremonies that go under the garb of so many religions. The Gosvāmīs from the very beginning differed from the priestly class that was engaged in ritualistic ceremonies. Indeed, Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī compiled his  Haribhakti-vilāsa  for the guidance of the Vaiṣṇavas. The Vaiṣṇavas, not caring for the lifeless activities of the priestly classes, take to full Kṛṣṇa consciousness and become perfect in this very life. That is described in the previous verse as  paramhaṁsa-śaraṇam , taking shelter of the  paramhaṁsa , the liberated soul, and becoming successful in this life.