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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.28-29
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 28-29
- dhṛta-vratena hi mayā
- chandāṁsi guravo 'gnayaḥ
- mānitā nirvyalīkena
- gṛhītaṁ cānuśāsanam
- bhārata-vyapadeśena
- hy āmnāyārthaś ca pradarśitaḥ
- dṛśyate yatra dharmādi
- strī-śūdrādibhir apy uta
dhṛtaunder a strict disciplinary vow-vratenaunder a strict disciplinary vow — under a strict disciplinary vow; hicertainly — certainly; mayāby me — by me; chandāṁsithe Vedic hymns — the Vedic hymns; guravaḥthe spiritual masters — the spiritual masters; agnayaḥthe sacrificial fire — the sacrificial fire; mānitāḥproperly worshiped — properly worshiped; nirvyalīkenawithout pretense — without pretense; gṛhītamalso accepted caalso accepted — also accepted; anuśāsanamtraditional discipline — traditional discipline; bhāratathe Mahābhārata — the Mahābhārata; vyapadeśenaby compilation of — by compilation of; hicertainly — certainly; āmnāyaimport of disciplic succession-arthaḥimport of disciplic succession — import of disciplic succession; caand — and; pradarśitaḥproperly explained — properly explained; dṛśyateby what is necessary — by what is necessary; yatrawhere — where; dharmathe path of religion-ādiḥthe path of religion — the path of religion; strīeven by women, śūdras , etc-śūdraeven by women, śūdras , etc-ādibhiḥeven by women, śūdras , etc apieven by women, śūdras , etc — even by women, śūdras, etc.; utaspoken — spoken.
I have, under strict disciplinary vows, unpretentiously worshiped the Vedas, the spiritual master and the altar of sacrifice. I have also abided by the rulings and have shown the import of disciplic succession through the explanation of the Mahābhārata, by which even women, śūdras and others [friends of the twice-born] can see the path of religion.
No one can understand the import of the Vedas without having undergone a strict disciplinary vow and disciplic succession. The Vedas, spiritual masters and sacrificial fire must be worshiped by the desiring candidate. All these intricacies of Vedic knowledge are systematically presented in the Mahābhārata for the understanding of the woman class, the laborer class and the unqualified members of brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya families. In this age, the Mahābhārata is more essential than the original Vedas.