# Cc. Madhya 6.151 > অতএব শ্রুতি কহে, ব্রহ্ম — সবিশেষ । > ‘মুখ্য’ ছাড়ি’ ‘লক্ষণা’তে মানে নির্বিশেষ ॥১৫১॥ ## Text > ataeva śruti kahe, brahma—saviśeṣa > 'mukhya' chāḍi' 'lakṣaṇā'te māne nirviśeṣa ## Synonyms *ataeva*—therefore; *śruti*—Vedic *mantras*; *kahe*—say; *brahma*—the Absolute Truth; *sa-viśeṣa*—personal; *mukhya*—direct meaning; *chāḍi'*—giving up; *lakṣaṇā'te*—by interpretation; *māne*—accept; *nirviśeṣa*—impersonal. ## Translation **"All these mantras confirm that the Absolute Truth is personal, but the Māyāvādīs, throwing away the direct meaning, interpret the Absolute Truth as impersonal.** ## Purport As mentioned above, the *Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad* (3.19) states: > apāṇi-pādo javano grahītā > paśyaty acakṣuḥ sa śṛṇoty akarṇaḥ > sa vetti vedyaṁ na ca tasyāsti vettā > tam āhur agryaṁ puruṣaṁ mahāntam This Vedic *mantra* clearly states, *puruṣaṁ mahāntam.* The word *puruṣa* means "person." That person is confirmed in the *Bhagavad-gītā* by Arjuna when he addresses Kṛṣṇa, *puruṣaṁ śāśvatam:* "You are the original person." [[bg/10/12-13|(Bg. 10.12)]] This *puruṣaṁ mahāntam* is Śrī Kṛṣṇa. His hands and legs are not mundane, but are completely transcendental. However, when He comes, fools take Him to be an ordinary person (*avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam*). One who has no Vedic knowledge, who has not studied the *Vedas* from a bona fide spiritual master, does not know Kṛṣṇa. Therefore he is a *mūḍha.* Such fools take Kṛṣṇa to be an ordinary person (*paraṁ bhāvam ajānantaḥ*). They do not actually know what Kṛṣṇa is. *Manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye.* It is not possible to understand Kṛṣṇa simply by studying the *Vedas* perfectly. One must have the mercy of a devotee (*yat-pādam*). Unless one is favored by a devotee, he cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Arjuna confirms this in the *Bhagavad-gītā* [[bg/10/14|(Bg. 10.14)]]/ "My Lord, it is very difficult to understand Your personality." The less intelligent class of men cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead without being favored by His devotee. Therefore the *Bhagavad-gītā* [[bg/4/34|(Bg. 4.34)]] contains another injunction: > tad viddhi praṇipātena > paripraśnena sevayā > upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ > jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ One has to approach a bona fide spiritual master and surrender to him. Only then can one understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a person.