240 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 5

*PURPORT

Sri Vyasadeva is the editor of all descriptions of the Vedic literatures,
and thus he has described transcendental realization in different ways,
namely by fruitive activities, specualtive knowledge, mystic power and
devotional service. Besides that, in his various Puranas he has recommended
the worship of so many demigods in different forms and names. The result
is that people in general are puzzled how to fix up their minds in the ser-
vice of the Lord; they are always disturbed to find out the real path of
self-realization. Srila Naradadeva is stressing this particular defect in the
Vedic literatures compiled by Vyasadeva, and thus he is trying to empha-
size describing everything in relation with the Supreme Lord, and no one
else. In fact, there is nothing existent except the Lord. The Lord is mani-
fested in different expansions. He is the root of the complete tree. He is
the stomach of the complete body. As such, pouring water on the root is
the right process to water the tree, as much as feeding the stomach supplies
energy to all the parts of the body. Srila Vyasadeva should not have com-
piled any Puranas other than the Bhagavata Purana because a slight devia-
tion from that may create havoc for self-realization. If a slight deviation
can create such havoc, then what to speak of deliberate expansion of the
separatist idea from the Absolute Truth Personality of Godhead. The most
defective part of worshiping demigods is that it creates a definite concep-
tion of pantheism, ending disastrously in many religious sects detrimental
to the progress of the principles of the Bhagavatam, which alone can give
the accurate direction for self-realization in eternal relation with the Per-
sonality of Godhead by devotional service in transcendental love. The
example of the boat disturbed by whirling wind is suitable in this respect.
The diverted mind of the pantheist can never reach to the perfection of
self-realization due to the disturbed condition of the selection of object.

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Tarra qa tat: feat
aq werd ae frat aa: 24

jugupsitam dharma-krte’nusdsatah
sva-bhava-raktasya mahan vyatikramah
yad-vakyato dharma ititarah sthito
na manyate tasya nivaranam janah
