Bhagavad Gita -Madhvacharya 56

Bhagavad Gita -Sri Madhvacharya

(Bhashya and Tatparya Nirnaya)

Chapter 2 Sankhya Yoga Superior to the three Vedas is these Perennial Principles (Dharma), not the propitiation of various gods. Even superior is having the wisdom of Sri Vishnu, as the best among all the attributes. Whatever is offered at the conclusion of yajnya, the Sacrifice is verily for Sri Vishnu. The knowers of the three Vedas return to this world after enjoying the heavens and performing again they go to the heavens, always being subservient to Him. Knowing the status and gradation of the other gods and performance of actions for them brings corresponding, commensurate results. However, without having the comprehensive awareness (about the supremacy of Sri Vishnu), only the performance of various actions (like) prayers for heavens, without giving up attachments to senses and without constant remembrance of Sri Vishnu, even the three Vedas do not grant them the Supreme State. They gradually become liberated by Sri Vishnu on surrendering their action at the end, with their actions done according to injunctions, living many lives with meritorious actions. He who is enlightened that Sri Vishnu is the Supreme One, even if performs all the rituals of the three Vedas, he is not spoken as the real knower of the three Vedas. vaad and ivavaad means comprehensive speech. Therefore, one who speaks about Sri Vishnu by mere reading the Vedas without understanding or one who is engaged in worthless contentions both are said to be vaodvaadI – undiscerning polemic contender of the letter of the scriptures. One should not be engrossed in mere ivavaad, polemic about believers of the scriptures or with incorrigibly argumentative non-believers. Such ones attain only the worlds of obscurity and darkness, from whence there is no return and which is without beginning nor with any end. In Vedas these worlds are known as ववं, (from where there is no return), where dwell people who are not enlightened. singular is Sri Visnu;s worship which provides multifaced benefits, thus in Brahmavaivartaka purana.