Madhya 1.33
TEXT 33
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নানা শাস্ত্র আনি' কৈলা ভক্তিগ্রন্থ সার ।
মূঢ় অধমজনেরে তেঁহো করিলা নিস্তার ॥ ৩৩ ॥ nana sastra ani' kaila bhakti-grantha sara
mudha adhama-janere teṅho karila nistara
SYNONYMS
nana sastra-different types of scriptures; ani'-collecting; kaila-compiled; bhakti-grantha-of books on devotional service; sara-the essence; mudha-rascals; adhama-janere-and fallen souls; teṅho-they; karila nistara-delivered.
TRANSLATION
PURPORT
nana-sastra-vicaranaika-nipunau sad-dharma-samsthapakau
lokanam hita-karinau tri-bhuvane manyau saranyakarau radha-krsna-padaravinda-bhajananandena mattalikau vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau The six Gosvamis, under the direction of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, studied various Vedic literatures and picked up the essence of them, the devotional service of the Lord. This means that all the Gosvamis wrote many scriptures on devotional service with the support of Vedic literature. Devotional service is not a sentimental activity. The essence of Vedic knowledge is devotional service, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gita: vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah (Bg. 15.15). All the Vedic literature aims at understanding Krsna, and how to understand Krsna through devotional service has been explained by Srila Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis, with evidence from all Vedic literatures. They have put it so nicely that even a rascal or first-class fool can be delivered by devotional service under the guidance of the gosvamis.
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