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Prabhupāda:

vedādi sakala śāstre kṛṣṇa-mukhya sambandha tāṅra jñāne ānuṣaṅge yāya māyā-bandha

[Cc Madhya 20.144]

[In all revealed scriptures, beginning with the Vedas, the central point of attraction is Kṛṣṇa. When complete knowledge of Him …

The... Lord Caitanya, summarizing the purport of the Vedic knowledge, He says that vedādi sakala śāstre kṛṣṇa-mukhya sambandha. All the …

Tāṅra jñāne ānuṣaṅge yāya māyā-bandha. Simply by understanding Kṛṣṇa, one becomes automatically liberated from this material entanglement. [coughs] A Kṛṣṇa …

[coughing]

[referring to coughing:] Just see how material entanglement, this body. At any moment, at any moment you can be finished. …

So therefore we should be very careful, because we have to pull on with this body. Because unless you are …

You cannot know Kṛṣṇa completely. That is not possible. He is unlimited. But even a little knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, preliminary …

[In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can protect one from …

So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness is so valuable that even little progress will make you liberated from this material entanglement. He …

vyāmohāya carācarasya jagatas te purāṇāgamās tāṁ tām eva hi devatāṁ paramikāṁ jalpantu kalpāvadhi siddhānte punar eka eva bhagavān viṣṇuḥ samastāgama- …

[Cc Madhya 20.145]

[There are many types of Vedic literatures and supplementary Purāṇas. In each of them there are particular demigods who are …

In different Purāṇas... These Purāṇas are made just to complete Vedic knowledge, or supplementary addition to the Vedic literature. Because …

So there are three divisions of the Purāṇas: sattvika purāṇa, rājasika purāṇa and tamasika purāṇa. Sattvika purāṇa is meant for …

So in the Purāṇas there are worship of different demigods. Just like in the tamasika purāṇa there is description of …

So Padma Purāṇa is a sattvika purāṇa, for men who are in the modes of goodness. So here it said …

[Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship …