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the Vedic literature; hrdayam—intention; loke—in this world; na—not; anyah—
other; mat—than Me; veda—knows; kascana—anyone; mém—Me; vidhatte—
they ordain; abhidhatte —set forth; mam—Me; vikalpya—speculating; apbhyate—
am fixed; hi—certainly; aham—l; etavan—of such measures; sarva-veda-
arthah—the purport of the Vedas; sabdah—the Vedas; asthaya—taking shelter of;
mam—Me; bhidam—different; mayd—illusory energy; matram—only; anddya—
saying; ante—at the end; pratisidhya—driving away; prasidati—gets satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

““ ‘What is the direction of all Vedic literatures? On whom do they set
focus? Who is the purpose of all speculation? Outside of Me no one knows
these things. Now you should know that all these activities are aimed at or-
daining and setting forth Me. The purpose of Vedic literature is to know Me
by different speculations, either by indirect understanding or by dictionary
understanding. Everyone is speculating about Me. The essence of all Vedic
literatures is to distinguish Me from maya. By considering the illusory energy,
one comes to the platform of understanding Me. In this way one becomes free
from speculation about the Vedas and comes to Me as the conclusion. Thus
one is satisfied.’

PURPORT

These two verses are quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.21.42, 43). When
Uddhava asked Krsna about the purpose of Vedic speculation, the Lord informed
him of the process of understanding Vedic literature. The Vedas are composed of
karma-kanda, jfiana-kanda and upasand-kdanda. If one analytically studies the pur-
pose of the Vedas, he understands that by karma-kanda, sacrificial activity, one
comes to the conclusion of jfiana-kanda, speculative knowledge. After specula-
tion, one comes to the conclusion that worship of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead is the ultimate. When one comes to this conclusion, he becomes fully
satisfied.

TEXT 149

BCVA BAA—BAB, CASI —BAT |
fosofes, arrrtfes, Praxife ara i sss i

krsnera svarGpa——ananta, vaibhava —apdara
cic-chakti, mayd-sakti, jiva-Sakti ara

SYNONYMS
krsnera sva-rdpa—the transcendental form of Krsna; ananta—unlimitedly ex-
panded; vaibhava—opulence; apara—unlimited; cit-sakti—internal potency;
mayd-sakti—external potency; jiva-sakti—marginal potency; dra—and.
