kiá¹ vidhatte kim Äcaá¹£á¹e
kim anūdya vikalpayet
ity asyÄ há¹›dayaá¹ loke
nÄnyo mad veda kaÅ›cana
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kim - what; vidhatte - enjoins (in the ritualistic karma-kÄṇá¸a); kim - what; Äcaá¹£á¹e - indicates (as the object of worship in the devatÄ-kÄṇá¸a); kim - what; anÅ«dya - describing in different aspects; vikalpayet - raises the possibility of alternatives (in the jñÄna-kÄṇá¸a); iti - thus; asyÄḥ - of Vedic literature; há¹›dayam - the heart, or confidential purpose; loke - in this world; na - does not; anyaḥ - other; mat - than Me; veda - know; kaÅ›cana - anyone.
In the entire world no one but Me actually understands the confidential purpose of Vedic knowledge. Thus people do not know what the Vedas are actually prescribing in the ritualistic injunctions of karma-kÄṇá¸a, or what object is actually being indicated in the formulas of worship found in the upÄsanÄ-kÄṇá¸a, or that which is elaborately discussed through various hypotheses in the jñÄna-kÄṇá¸a section of the Vedas.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Absolute Truth, Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa. Since the Lord is the source, maintainer and ultimate goal of Vedic knowledge, He is veda-vit, or the only true knower of Vedic knowledge. So-called philosophers, either Vedic scholars or ordinary men, may give their sectarian opinion, but it is the Lord Himself who knows the confidential purpose of the Vedas. The Lord is the only actual shelter and lovable object for all living entities. As He states in the Tenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (10.41):
yad yad vibhÅ«timat sattvaá¹
Å›rÄ«mad Å«rjitam eva vÄ
tad tad evÄvagaccha tvaá¹
mama tejo-’á¹Å›a-sambhavam
“Know that all beautiful, glorious and mighty creations spring from but a spark of My splendor.†All beautiful, extraordinary and powerful manifestations are insignificant displays of the Lord’s own opulences. Although ordinary people may quarrel over the purpose of religion, the actual purpose is one, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or pure love of Godhead. All Vedic formulas are understood to be preliminary stages leading to the perfect stage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in which one fully surrenders to the devotional service of the Lord. The pure devotees of the Lord represent Him within this world and never speak anything which is not authorized by the Lord. Because they are repeating the Lord’s own words, they are also to be understood as true knowers of the Veda.
