Verse 1.4.13: Bhagavatam is a ripened fruit of Vedic literature. The difference between bhakti and rituals is nicely described here. What is the use of parrot-like recitation of Vedic rituals, eventually the persons who practice this themselves go away. Brahmanas have by-hearted these mantras and they perform rituals, but the people sitting in the puja do not understand what is happening, they just sit there to get some material benefits. But the younger generation not understanding the mantras, go away, give it up. That is why today India is so vulnerable.
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Genuine devotion is required for people to be attracted. Vaishnava acharya's, because of their devotion, it is not spreading all across the world.
Vedas lead to Upanishads and Bhagavad-gita is the topmost Upanishad. That is, surrender to Krishna is the topmost essence of all Vedic literature. That is why we are reading Srimad Bhagavatam today.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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