Text 179] The Liberation of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya 301

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu continued: ‘“‘The Supreme Personality of God-
head is the central point of all relationships, acting in devotional service to
Him is one’s real occupation, and the attainment of love of Godhead is the
ultimate goal of life. These three subject matters are described in Vedic
literature.

PURPORT

Bhagavad-gita also confirms this statement (Bg. 15.15). Vedais ca sarvair aham
eva vedyah: the actual purpose in reading the Vedas is to learn how to become a
devotee of the Supreme Lord. The Lord Himself advises, man-mand bhava mad-
bhakto mad-yaji mar namaskuru (Bg. 9.34). Therefore, after studying the Vedas,
one must then execute devotional service by thinking always of the Supreme Lord
(man-mana), becoming His devotee, worshiping Him and always offering Him
obeisances. This is called visnu-aradhana, and it is the supreme occupational duty
of all human beings. It is properly discharged in the varnasrama-dharma system,
which divides society into brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha, sannyasa, and
brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and stidra. This is the whole scheme of Vedic civiliza-
tion. However, this institution is very difficult to establish in this age; therefore si
Caitanya Mahaprabhu advises that we not worry about the Vedic system of var-
nasrama-dharma. Rather, we should take directly to the chanting of the Hare Krsna
mantra and simply hear about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from pure
devotees. This is the process recommended by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and this
is the purpose for studying the Vedas.

TEXT 179
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ara ye ye-kichu kahe, sakala-i kalpana
svatah-pramdana veda-vakye kalpena laksana

SYNONYMS
&ra—except this; ye ye—whatever; kichu—something; kahe—says; sakala-i—
all; kalpana—imagination; svatah-pramana—self-evident; veda-vakye—in the
Vedic version; kalpena—he imagines; laksand—an interpretation.

TRANSLATION
“If one tries to explain the Vedic literature in a different way, he is indulging
in imagination. Any interpretation of the self-evident Vedic version is simply
imaginary.
