78 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 8

PURPORT

This verse mentions various incarnations of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead who appear for various purposes. Srila Vyasadeva,
Mahamuni, compiled the Vedic literature for the benefit of all human
society. If one wants to be protected from the reactions of ignorance even
in this age of Kali, one may consult the books left by Srila Vyasadeva,
namely the four Vedas (Sama, Yajur, Rg and Atharva), the 108
Upanisads, Vedénta-siitra (Brahma-sitra), Mahabharata, Srimad-
Bhagavatam Mahd-purdana (Vyasadeva’s commentary on the Brahma-
siitra) and the other seventeen Puranas. Only by the mercy of Srila
Vyasadeva do we have so many volumes of transcendental knowledge to
save us from the clutches of ignorance.

As described by Srila Jayadeva Gosvami in his Dosévatara-stotra, Lord
Buddha apparently decried the Vedic knowledge:

nindasi yajia-vidher ahaha Ssruti-jatam
sadaya-hrdaya-darsita-pasu-ghatam
kesava dhrta-buddha-sarira jaya jagad-isa hare

The mission of Lord Buddha was to save people from the abominable ac-
tivity of animal killing and to save the poor animals from being unneces-
sarily killed. When pdsandis were cheating by killing animals on the plea
of sacrificing them in Vedic yajfias, the Lord said, “If the Vedic injunc-
tions allow animal killing, I do not accept the Vedic principles.” Thus he
actually saved people who acted according to Vedic principles. One
should therefore surrender to Lord Buddha so that he can help one avoid
misusing the injunctions of the Vedas.

The Kalki avatara is the fierce incarnation who vanquishes the class of
the atheists born in this age of Kali. Now, in the beginning of Kali-yuga.
many irreligious principles are in effect, and as Kali-yuga advances,
many pseudo religious principles will certainly be introduced, and people
will forget the real religious principles enunciated by Lord Krsna before
the beginning of Kali-yuga, namely principles of surrender unto the
lotus feet of the Lord. Unfortunately, because of Kali-yuga, foolish
people do not surrender to the lotus feet of Krsna. Even most people who
claim to belong to the Vedic system of religion are actually opposed to the
Vedic principles. Every day they manufacture a new type of dharma on
