“catud-Sa mahaivaVasqaaina vaoidtvyaaina BavaMit | [it ca ma>Ula Eauit: | pMcara~maRgaaVaSca sava-maokM
pura||Bavat\ | maUlavaod [it (a#yaa kalao kRtyaugao tda | naOvak-saamaaidnaamaaina tda vaodsya caaBavana\ | naOva caond`aid
naamaaina ivaYNaaornya~ ku~icat\ | ba`*marud`ond` pUvaO-stu naamaiBa: p`aocyato hir: |” - In ancient period,
Pancharatra and the Veda existed being considered as the primary scriptures
during Krita era. Then they were not separated as four scriptures and except
Vishnu no one else existed, Brahma, Rudra and others spoke of Hari alone.
“dovata%vaona caojya: sa: ba`*maaVa manaunaamaka: | vya>\ya%vaona iptR%vaona kair%vaonaOva caadrat\ | [jyanto dovata:
savaa- na tu dovatyaa @vaicat\ | Ananyayaaijanasto tu tsmaa%kat- yaugaa janaa: | p`aPnauvaint hirM tM ca tsmaaWodo na
ikMcana | paravayMa- hroya-smaadui%qatasturgaananaat\ | ?gaaVanauvyaa#yaaMtastsmaa%savaO-h-irM yajaot\ || -
tsmaad\ba`*madayassava-o
manavaao maanavastqaa | yajaint sava-vaodOstM jaanaint ca ivainaScayaat\ | ASa>: pHcara~oNa ?gaad\vaOvaa-qa tM yajaot\ |
?gaad\vaOrova ~Otostu iBannaOirYTao janaOh-ir: | WaprIyaOja-naOiva-YNau: pHcara~Ostu kovalaO: | klaaO tu naamamaa~oNa pUjyato
Bagavaana\ hir: ||” – Earlier Brahma and others were not worshipped in Krita era as
divine beings, but only with enormous respect and unshaken decisive devotion as
great teachers, great fathers or as great devotees of Vishnu, by every means
without any distinction as primary vedic or subsidiary scriptures. Brahma and all
others were of human origin and like human beings worshipped Vishnu alone,
knowing him through the entirety of the Vedic Wisdom. Those who were weak in
intelligence worshiped with the help of Rigvedic and Pancharatra scriptures. In
Treta era, Vishnu was worshipped using one or the other part of the vedic
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scriptures. While Vishnu was worshipped in Dvapar era through Pancharatra
scripture in Kali era Hari was worshipped through constant recitation of his
names.
“ekao vaod: kRto (asaIt\ ~otayaaM sa i~QaaNavat\ | sa eva pMcaQaa jaataoWaprM p`aPya vaO yaugama\ | ]%sanna: sa
kilaM p`aPya vaod: p`ayaoNa sava-t: | mau#yaao Qama-: kat-yaugaao vait-tvya: klavaip | ~tadaO tdSa@%yaa ih Qamaao-|nya:
samp`vait-t: || kRto Baagavatassvao- vaodaSca puruYaastqaa | ~otayaaM iBannaivaYayaa: tts~OivaVtaM gata: | tsmaadok: savavaodO&
ao-yaao ivaYNau sanaatna: | pUjyaao ya&O: saaopcarOQyao-yaao vaMVSca sava-da | [%yaaid naarayaNa saMihtayaama\ |
vaodvaadaScaanauyaugaM h`saMtIit ih nau Eauit: | [it Baarto | vaodOSca pMcara~OSca Ba@%yaa ya&O:stqaOva ca | dRSyaao|hM
naanyaqaa dRSyaao vaYa-kaoiTSatOrip || [%yaaid vaaraho |” – In Krita era Veda – Wisdom was
singularly One, in Treta era it became divided three-fold, in Dvapara era it
became divided five-fold and when Kali era dawned it became increasingly lost
sight of. Dharma in Krita and Kali era was primarily same, but in Treta and
other eras for the feeble ones simple principles of Dharma were communicated.
In Krita era, all being devotees of Vishnu,Veda and human beings were alike. In
Treta era, people had different inclinations; therefore there were different source
to Wisdom. Therefore, considering Vishnu alone as the eternal One to be known
through all the vedic scriptures, one should propitiate him though adoration,
sacrifices or through various services, thus has been spoken in Narayanasamhita.
In later eras due to divergent dissertation and conflicting contention, vedic
scriptures became increasingly obscure, thus is spoken in Mahabharata. The
Lord is perceived only through the Wisdom contained in Vedas and Pancharatra,
performance of enlightened actions, sacrifices and never through any other
means, even though tried for hundreds and thousands of years., thus in
Varahapurana.
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