Srimadacharya, in "vishnu Tattvanirnaya', has
defined the works that
are to be treated as 'Shastras' (Agamas) as
the four Vedas, Mularamayana, Mahabharata, Pacharatra ;
Puranas and other works where the statements
do not contradict these are also to be taken as 'pramana'. Of the 'puranas',
Bhagavata is considered to be fully authoritative.Srimadacharya has
written a commentary on Bhagavata called 'Bhagavata
tatparya nirnaya'. In this work Srimadacharya has explained the meaning
of several passages and the implications of several annecdotes.
He has not commented on all the verses , and has given
explanation of certain slokas in each chapter where there is
partcularly some philosophical import , profusely
substantiating them with quotations.For example, the Uddhava gita in the
11th canto,which is somewhat parallel to the Bhagavadgita is expalined
in detail. To put it in short,Srimadacharya has shown that the
BhagavataPurana substantiates that Sriman Narayana is the supreme deity
and all 'devatas' are subordinate to Him and devoted
to Him and preach to others that devotion to Him is the means for
salvation from the bondage of 'samsara'. (an example of this is the
Rudragita taught to the Prachetatas by Shankara). The Bhagavata
Tatparyanirnaya gives us the right approach with which we should study
any 'purana' or other works,
and that is we should look in any work for 'Vishnusarvottamatva'
and treat anything
opposed to it as false knowledge.
'Vasudevasutam devam Kamsa
Chanura mardanam
Devakiparamanandam Krishnam vande jagadgurum'
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