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In this age, the Mahabharata is more essential than the original Vedas

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"In this age, the Mahabharata is more essential than the original Vedas"

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 1

In this age, the Mahābhārata is more essential than the original Vedas.
SB 1.4.28-29, Translation and Purport:

I have, under strict disciplinary vows, unpretentiously worshiped the Vedas, the spiritual master and the altar of sacrifice. I have also abided by the rulings and have shown the import of disciplic succession through the explanation of the Mahābhārata, by which even women, śūdras and others (friends of the twice-born) can see the path of religion.

No one can understand the import of the Vedas without having undergone a strict disciplinary vow and disciplic succession. The Vedas, spiritual masters and sacrificial fire must be worshiped by the desiring candidate. All these intricacies of Vedic knowledge are systematically presented in the Mahābhārata for the understanding of the woman class, the laborer class and the unqualified members of brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya families. In this age, the Mahābhārata is more essential than the original Vedas.

Page Title:In this age, the Mahabharata is more essential than the original Vedas
Compiler:Krsnadas
Created:05 of Jun, 2012
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1