Madhya 22.6
TEXT 6
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শ্রুতির্মাতা-পৃষ্টা দিশতি ভবদারাধনবিধিং
যথা মাতুর্বাণী স্মৃতিরপি তথা বক্তি ভগিনী । পুরাণাদ্যা যে বা সহজনিবহাস্তে তদনুগা অতঃ সত্যং জ্ঞাতং মুরহর ভবানেব শরণম্ ॥ ৬ ॥ srutir mata prsta disati bhavad-aradhana-vidhim
yatha matur vani smrtir api tatha vakti bhagini
puranadya ye va sahaja-nivahas te tad-anuga
atah satyam jnatam murahara bhavan eva saranam
SYNONYMS
srutih-Vedic knowledge; mata-like a mother who is affectionate to her children; prsta-when questioned; disati-she directs; bhavat-of You; aradhana-worship; vidhim-the process; yatha-just as; matuh vani-the instructions of the mother; smrtih-smrti-sastras, which explain the Vedic literatures; api-also; tatha-similarly; vakti-express; bhagini-like a sister; purana-adyah-headed by the Puranas; ye-which; va-or; sahaja-nivahah-like brothers; te-all of them; tat-of the mother; anugah-followers; atah-therefore; satyam-the truth; jnatam-known; mura-hara-O killer of the demon Mura; bhavan-Your Lordship; eva-only; saranam-the shelter.
TRANSLATION
" 'When the mother Vedas [sruti] is questioned as to whom to worship, she says that You are the only Lord and worshipable object. Similarly, the corollaries of the sruti-sastras, the smrti-sastras, give the same instructions, just like sisters. The Puranas, which are like brothers, follow in the footsteps of their mother. O enemy of the demon Mura, the conclusion is that You are the only shelter. Now I have understood this in truth.'
This quotation from the Vedic literature was spoken by great sages.
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