- Source
- Srimad Bhagavatam (Canto 10, Chapter 87)
- Dialogue
- Personified Vedas (Hymn Singers) to Lord Narayana; narrated by Sage Suka to King Parikshit
Significance
Considered one of the most intellectually complex chapters in the Bhagavata Purana, reconciling Vedic ritualism with non-dual theology.
Key concepts
- The personified Vedas praising the Supreme Lord at the time of cosmic dissolution
- How words and scriptural sounds point toward the transcendent beyond speech
- Reconciliation of dualistic worship practices with ultimate non-dual truth
- The futility of speculative logic without genuine devotional surrender
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