128 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta
sarva-veda-sutre kare krsnera abhidhana
mukhya-vrtti chadi’ kaila laksana-vyakhyana
SYNONYMS
sarva-veda-sutre—in all the codes of Vedanta-sutra; kare—establishes; krsmera— of
Lord Krsna; abhidhana—explanation; mukhya-vrtti—direct interpretation; chadi’—
giving up; Raila—made; laksana—indirect; vyakhyana—explanation.
TRANSLATION
“In all the Vedic sutras and literatures, it is Lord Krsna who is to be understood,
but the followers of Sankaracarya have covered the real meaning of the Vedas with
indirect explanations.
PURPORT
It is said:
vede ramayane caiva purane bharate tatha
adav ante ca madhye ca harih sarvatra giyate
In the Vedic literature, including the Ramayana, Puranas and Mahabharata, from
the very beginning (adau) to the end (ante ca), as well as within the middle (madhye
ca), only Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is explained.
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TH SA VSAMIS VHA ti 902
svatah-pramana veda—pramana-siromani
laksana karile svatah-pramanata-hani
SYNONYMS
svatah-pramana—self-evident; veda—the Vedic literature; pramana—evidence;
Siromani—topmost; /aksana—interpretation; karile—doing; svatah-pramanata—self-
evidence; hani—lost.
TRANSLATION
“The self-evident Vedic literatures are the highest evidence of all, but if these
literatures are interpreted, their self-evident nature is lost.
PURPORT
We quote Vedic evidence to support our statements, but if we interpret it accord-
ing to our own judgment, the authority of the Vedic literature is rendered imper-
