CC Adi 7.131 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 131
- sarva-veda-sūtre kare kṛṣṇera abhidhāna
- mukhya-vṛtti chāḍi’ kaila lakṣaṇā-vyākhyāna
SYNONYMS
sarva-veda-sūtre—in all the aphorisms of the Vedānta-sūtra; kare—establishes; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; abhidhāna—explanation; mukhya-vṛtti—direct interpretation; chāḍi’—giving up; kaila—made; lakṣaṇā—indirect; vyākhyāna—explanation.
TRANSLATION
“In all the Vedic sūtras and literatures, it is Lord Kṛṣṇa who is to be understood, but the followers of Śaṅkarācārya have covered the real meaning of the Vedas with indirect explanations.
PURPORT
It is said:
- vede rāmāyaṇe caiva purāṇe bhārate tathā
- ādāv ante ca madhye ca hariḥ sarvatra gīyate
“In the Vedic literature, including the Rāmāyaṇa, Purāṇas and Mahābhārata, from the very beginning (ādau) to the end (ante ca), as well as within the middle (madhye ca), only Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is explained.”