Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 > > > > What is the meaning of the last sentance of this purport? What is > > > > the necessity Srila Prabhupada speaks about? Any examples when and > > > > how the Vedic literature is described in terms of laksana vritti? > > > > > > The allegorical account of King Puranjana in the SB, perhaps? > > > > But that story is a part of the Vedic litrature. It's not a description > > of Vedic literature. > > Well, in that case Krishna Murti's (or was it Dr. Radha Krishnan's, I > forget) explanation of Krishna's words in the Bhagavad Gita - man mana > bhava mad bhakto - to mean, that we should not literally and surrender to > the person Krishna, but to the unborn within Him, is clearly a case of a > laksana vrtti description of Vedic literature. Srila Prabhupada mentions "necessity." That, to me, indicates that a genuine devotee, an acarya, sometimes has to explain the Vedas in the indirect meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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