Bhagavad Gita -Madhvacharya 3

Bhagavad Gita -Sri Madhvacharya

(Bhashya and Tatparya Nirnaya)

Thus it has been said:- For the sake of the people, who were distraught in Samsara, who were devoid of the knowledge of the Vedas, even though they were entitled, and also for the sake of women and others, the leaders of the worlds, like Brahma, Rudra and the others prayed the Lord of the Gods, the Best of the Purushas. Then being pleased, and descending as the resplendent Vyasa, and also in other forms, imparted the well enlightened meaning of the Vedas, which were seen through the means not normally accessible through senses, in the best of the Vedas, known also as the Fifth Veda the Mahabharata. Thus, (Maha)Bharat, Pancharatra, Moola-Ramayana, Puraanas, Bhagavat Puraana and many other excellent scriptures were created, thus, in Narayanashtaksharakalpa. Even Brahma does not know it fully; others know it but partially. Even the Seers, verily, declare Bharata to have many meanings, thus, in Narada Purana. Beseeched by Brahma and others, Sri Vishnu narrated the Bharata, which has ten-fold meanings, which cannot be known by all the creatures. Skillfully composed, the Bharata was (declared) to be the Fifth and best of the Vedas, containing ten-fold meanings, propagating in all the parts (the glory of) Sri Vlshnu alone, thus, in Skanda Purana For realization of the Supreme, verily, it is better suited than even the Vedas. Even if the twice-born (Brahmin) knows all the four Vedas, including the Upanishads but, does not know the Puranas, then he cannot be considered as the well-read. Along with History (Mahabharata and Ramayana), the Puranas also should be accepted. Thinking that these (people) might deceive by concealing the true meaning, the Vedas were afraid of the ignorant people.