Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 22.6

srutir mata prsta disati bhavad-aradhana-vidhim

yatha matur vani smrtir api tatha vakti bhagini

puranadya ye va sahaja-nivahas te tad-anuga

atah satyam jnatam mura-hara bhavan eva saranam

SYNONYMS

srutih -- Vedic knowledge; mata -- like a mother who is affectionate to her children; prsta -- when questioned; disati -- she directs; bhavat -- of You; aradhana -- worship; vidhim -- the process; yatha -- just as; matuh vani -- the instructions of the mother; smrtih -- the smrti-sastras, which explain the Vedic literatures; api -- also; tatha -- similarly; vakti -- express; bhagini -- like a sister; purana-adyah -- headed by the Puranas; ye -- which; va -- or; sahaja-nivahah -- like brothers; te -- all of them; tat -- of the mother; anugah -- followers; atah -- therefore; satyam -- the truth; jnatam -- known; mura-hara -- O killer of the demon Mura; bhavan -- Your Lordship; eva -- only; saranam -- the shelter.

TRANSLATION

"'When the mother Vedas [sruti] is questioned as to whom to worship, she says that You are the only Lord and worshipable object. Similarly, the corollaries of the sruti-sastras, the smrti-sastras, give the same instructions, just like sisters. The Puranas, which are like brothers, follow in the footsteps of their mother. O enemy of the demon Mura, the conclusion is that You are the only shelter. Now I have understood this in truth.'

PURPORT

This quotation from the Vedic literature was spoken to the Lord by great sages.

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