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fect or useless. In other words, by interpreting the Vedic version one minimizes the
value of Vedic evidence. When one quotes from Vedic literature, it is understood
that the quotations are authoritative. How can one bring the authority under his
own control? That is a case of principiis obsta.

TEXT 133

68 3S eifegea nasi BtfeaT |
caltetef azreayl aca Saal Shae 1 00 |

ei mata pratisutre sahajartha chadiya
gaunartha vyakhya kare kalpana kariya
SYNONYMS

ei mata—like this; pratisutre—in every sutra or code of the Vedanta; sahaja-artha—
the clear, simple meaning; chadiy@—giving up; gauna-artha—indirect meaning;
vyakhya—explanation; kare—he makes; kalpana kariya—by imagination.

TRANSLATION

“The Mayavada school, giving up the real, easily understood meaning of Vedic
literature, has introduced indirect meanings, based on their imaginative powers, to
prove their philosophy.”

PURPORT

Unfortunately, the Sankarite interpretation has covered almost the entire world.
Therefore there is a great need to present the original, easily understood natural
import of the Vedic literature. We have therefore begun by presenting Bhagavad-
gita As It Is, and we propose to present all the Vedic literature in terms of the direct
meaning of its words.

TEXT 134

8 ACS SEACH TIA FAA |
wie’ pae sia CR HATTA Fe] 11 998 I

ei mate pratisutre karena dusana
Suni’ camatkara haila sannyasira gana

SYNONYMS

ei mate—in this way; pratisutre—in each and every code; karena—shows; dusana—
defects; suniy@a—hearing; camatkara—struck with wonder; haila—they became;
sannyasira—of all the Mayavadis; gana—the group.
