Verse 1.2.80

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.2.80:

ত্রিভুবনে আছে যত শাস্ত্রের প্রচার সর্বত্র বাখানে,—’কৃষ্ণ-পদ-ভক্তি সার’ ॥ ৮০ ॥

त्रिभुवने आछे यत शास्त्रेर प्रचार सर्वत्र वाखाने,—’कृष्ण-पद-भक्ति सार’ ॥ ८० ॥

tribhuvane āche yata śāstrera pracāra sarvatra vākhāne,—’kṛṣṇa-pada-bhakti sāra’ || 80 ||

tribhuvane ache yata sastrera pracara sarvatra vakhane,—’krsna-pada-bhakti sara’ (80)

English translation:

(80) He explained all the scriptures that are found in the three worlds and concluded that devotional service to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa is the essence of all teachings.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

In the Mahābhārata-tātparya (1.53) it is stated:

paramo viṣṇur evaikas taj jñānaṃ mukti-sādhana śāstrāṇāṃ nirṇayas tv eṣa tad anyan mohanāya hi

“Viṣṇu is the one Supreme Lord. Knowledge of Him is the means of liberation. He alone is the object of the scriptures. To conclude anything else is a cause of delusion.”

Śrī Advaita Ācārya always preached that one should eternally take shelter of the service of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, as this is the essence and goal of all scriptures within the three worlds. Śrī Advaita Prabhu preached that devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is the essence of all scriptures and the only objective of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, which is Śrī Vyāsadeva’s natural commentary on the Brahma-sūtras, the fountainhead of all scriptures. By preaching Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, He checked all kinds of false speculation and conclusions that are opposed to pure devotional service. He thus endeavored to establish the attitude of service to the Supreme Lord in the hearts of His audience.