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So sastra-caksusa. Sastra... Either you take direct perception or through the sastra... Through the sastra the perception is better than direct perception. Therefore our knowledge, those who are following the Vedic principles, their knowledge is derived from the Vedas. They do not manufacture any knowledge. If one thing is understood by the evidence of the Vedas, that is fact. So Krsna is understood through the Vedas. Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah [Bg. 15.15]. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita. You cannot imagine of Krsna. If some rascal says that "I am imagining," that is rascaldom. You have to see Krsna through the Vedas. Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah [Bg. 15.15]. That is the purpose of studying Vedas. Therefore it is called Vedanta. Krsna's knowledge is Vedanta. Anta means the end, the last word, last word. So last word... What is the last word of Vedic knowledge? Brahmeti paramatmeti bhagavan iti sabdyate [SB 1.2.11]. First of all knowledge of the Brahman, then Paramatma, then last knowledge is Krsna. Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam [SB 1.3.28]. Janmady asya yatah [SB 1.1.1]. Krsna says, aham sarvasya prabhavah [Bg. 10.8]. Sarvasya, or Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan. The Bhagavan is the origin of Paramatma and Brahman. Brahmanah aham pratistha. (More...) Seeing things through the naked eye is not actually seeing. Seeing things through the authorized books or authorized teachers is the correct way to see. A person who acts exactly according to the tenets of scripture is called sastra-caksus. Sastra-caksus means one who sees through the eyes of the authorized scriptures. Actually, any man of knowledge and experience should see everything through these books. For example, with our naked eye we perceive the sun globe simply as some glaring substance, but when we see through authorized books of science and other literature, we can understand how much greater the sun globe is than this earth and how powerful it is. So seeing things through the naked eye is not actually seeing. Seeing things through the authorized books or authorized teachers is the correct way to see. So, although Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and can see all that is past, present and future, to teach the people in general He used to always refer to the scriptures. For example, in the Bhagavad-gita, although Krsna was speaking as the supreme authority, He still mentioned and quoted Vedanta-sutra as authority. There is a statement in the Srimad-Bhagavatam wherein a person jokingly says that Krsna, the enemy of Kamsa, is known as the seer through the sastras. In order to establish His authority, however, He is now engaged in seeing the gopis, whereby the gopis are becoming maddened. (More...) Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/bg/9/2 Previous: [none] Next: [none]
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