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CC Madhya 20.146

Bengali

মুখ্য-গৌণ-বৃত্তি, কিংবা অন্বয়-ব্যতিরেকে ।
বেদের প্রতিজ্ঞা কেবল কহয়ে কৃষ্ণকে ॥ ১৪৬ ॥

Text

mukhya-gauṇa-vṛtti, kiṁvā anvaya-vyatireke
vedera pratijñā kevala kahaye kṛṣṇake

Synonyms

mukhya — chief; gauṇa — secondary; vṛtti — meaning; kiṁvā — or; anvaya-vyatireke — directly or indirectly; vedera pratijñā — ultimate declaration of the Vedas; kevala — only; kahaye — speaks; kṛṣṇake — about Kṛṣṇa.

Translation

“When one accepts the Vedic literature by interpretation or even by dictionary meaning, directly or indirectly the ultimate declaration of Vedic knowledge points to Lord Kṛṣṇa.