Text 45] Lord Krsna Shows the Universal Form 131

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trayya copanisadbhis ca
sarikhya-yogais ca sdtvataih

upagiyamana-mahatmyam
harim sémanyatatmajam

trayyG—by studying the three Vedas (Séma, Yajur and Atharva);
ca—also; upanisadbhih ca—and by studying the Vedic knowledge of the
Upanisads; sarikhya-yogaih—by reading the literature of sdrikhya-
yoga; ca—and; sdtvataih—by the great sages and devotees, or by read-
ing Vaisnava-tantra, Pancaratras; upagiyamana-mahatmyam—whose
glories are worshiped (by all these Vedic literatures); harim—unto the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; si—she; amanyata—considered (or-
dinary); atmajam—as her own son.

TRANSLATION

The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are studied
through the three Vedas, the Upanisads, the literature of sankhya-
yoga, and other Vaisnava literature, yet mother Yasoda considered
that Supreme Person her ordinary child.

PURPORT

As stated in Bhagavad-gita (15.15) by the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Krsna, the purpose of studying the Vedas is to understand Him
(vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah). Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ex-
plained to Sanatana Gosvami that there are three purposes in the Vedas.
One is to understand our relationship with Krsna (sambandha), another
is to act according to that relationship (abhidheya), and the third is to
reach the ultimate goal (prayojana). The word prayojana means

“necessities,” and the ultimate necessity is explained by Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. Prema pum-artho mahan: the greatest necessity for a
human being is the achievement of love for the Supreme Personality of
