কিং বিধত্তে কিমাচষ্টে কিমনূদ্য বিকল্পযেত্ ইত্যস্যা হৃদযং লোকে নান্যো মদ্বেদ কশ্চন মাং বিধত্তে ঽভিধত্তে মাং বিকল্প্যাপোহ্যতে হ্যহম্ এতাবান্সর্ববেদার্থঃ শব্দ আস্থায মাং ভিদাম্ মাযামাত্রমনূদ্যান্তে প্রতিষিধ্য প্রসীদতি
किं विधत्ते किमाचष्टे किमनूद्य विकल्पयेत् इत्यस्या हृदयं लोके नान्यो मद्वेद कश्चन मां विधत्ते ऽभिधत्ते मां विकल्प्यापोह्यते ह्यहम् एतावान्सर्ववेदार्थः शब्द आस्थाय मां भिदाम् मायामात्रमनूद्यान्ते प्रतिषिध्य प्रसीदति
kiṁ vidhatte kim ācaṣṭe kim anūdya vikalpayet ity asyā hṛdayaṁ loke nānyo mad veda kaścana māṁ vidhatte 'bhidhatte māṁ vikalpyāpohyate hy aham etāvān sarva-vedārthaḥ śabda āsthāya māṁ bhidām māyā-mātram anūdyānte pratiṣidhya prasīdati
Synonyms
kim—what; vidhatte—direct; kim—what; ācaṣṭe—declare; kim—what; anūdya—taking as the object; vikalpayet—may conjecture; iti—thus; asyāḥ—of the Vedic literature; hṛdayam—intention; loke—in this world; na—not; anyaḥ—other; mat—than Me; veda—knows; kaścana—anyone; mām—Me; vidhatte—they ordain; abhidhatte—set forth; mām—Me; vikalpya—speculating; aphyate—am fixed; hi—certainly; aham—I; etāvān—of such measures; sarva-veda-arthaḥ—the purport of the Vedas; śabdaḥ—the Vedas; āsthāya—taking shelter of; mām—Me; bhidām—different; māyā—illusory energy; mātram—only; anūdya—saying; ante—at the end; pratiṣidhya—driving away; prasīdati—gets satisfaction..
Translation
" 'What is the direction of all Vedic literatures? On whom do they set focus? Who is the purpose of all speculation? Outside of Me no one knows these things. Now you should know that all these activities are aimed at ordaining and setting forth Me. The purpose of Vedic literature is to know Me by different speculations, either by indirect understanding or by dictionary understanding. Everyone is speculating about Me. The essence of all Vedic literatures is to distinguish Me from māyā. By considering the illusory energy, one comes to the platform of understanding Me. In this way one becomes free from speculation about the Vedas and comes to Me as the conclusion. Thus one is satisfied.'
Purport
These two verses are quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.21.42, 43). When Uddhava asked Kṛṣṇa about the purpose of Vedic speculation, the Lord informed him of the process of understanding Vedic literature. The Vedas are composed of karma-kāṇḍa, jñāna-kāṇḍa and upāsanā-kāṇḍa. If one analytically studies the purpose of the Vedas, he understands that by karma-kāṇḍa, sacrificial activity, one comes to the conclusion of jñāna-kāṇḍa, speculative knowledge. After speculation, one comes to the conclusion that worship of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ultimate. When one comes to this conclusion, he becomes fully satisfied.