तस्यासन् विश्वरूपस्य शिरांसि त्रीणि भारत ।
सोमपीथं सुरापीथमन्नादमिति शुश्रुम ॥१॥
Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
tasyÄsan viÅ›varÅ«pasya
Å›irÄá¹si trīṇi bhÄrata
soma-pÄ«thaá¹ surÄ-pÄ«tham
annÄdam iti Å›uÅ›ruma
Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; tasya - of him; Äsan - there were; viÅ›varÅ«pasya - of ViÅ›varÅ«pa, the priest of the demigods; Å›irÄá¹si - heads; trīṇi - three; bhÄrata - O MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it; soma-pÄ«tham - used for drinking the beverage soma; surÄ-pÄ«tham - used for drinking wine; anna-adam - used for eating; iti - thus; Å›uÅ›ruma - I have heard by the paramparÄ system.
ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« continued: ViÅ›varÅ«pa, who was engaged as the priest of the demigods, had three heads. He used one to drink the beverage soma-rasa, another to drink wine and the third to eat food. O King ParÄ«ká¹£it, thus I have heard from authorities.
One cannot directly perceive the kingdom of heaven, its king and other inhabitants, or how they perform their various engagements, for no one can go to the heavenly planets. Although modern scientists have invented many powerful space vehicles, they cannot even go to the moon, not to speak of other planets. By direct experience one cannot learn anything beyond the range of human perception. One must hear from authorities. Therefore Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ«, a great personality, says, “What I am describing to you, O King, is what I have heard from authoritative sources.†This is the Vedic system. The Vedic knowledge is called Å›ruti because it must be received by being heard from authorities. It is beyond the realm of our false experimental knowledge.
