ঈশ্বর হইয়া কহায় মহা-ভাগবত ।
বেদধর্মাতীত হঞা বেদধর্মে রত ॥ ৯ ॥
isvara ha-iya kahaya maha-bhagavata
veda-dharmatita hana veda-dharme rata
isvara-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ha-iya-being; kahaya-calls Himself; maha-bhagavata-great devotee; veda-dharma-the principles of Vedic religion; atita-transcendental; hana-being; veda-dharme-in the Vedic system; rata-engaged.
Although Virabhadra Gosani was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He presented Himself as a great devotee. And although the Supreme Godhead is transcendental to all Vedic injunctions, He strictly followed the Vedic rituals.