1.33
nana sastra ani’ kaila bhakti-grantha sara
mudha adhama-janere tenho karila nistara
SYNONYMS
nana sastra—different types of scriptures; ani’-collecting; kaila—compiled; bhakti-grantha—of books on devotional service; sara—the essence; mudha—rascals; adhama-janere—and fallen souls; tenho—they; karila nistara—delivered.
Both Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami brought various scriptures to Vrndavana and collected the essence of these by compiling many scriptures on devotional service.
In this way they delivered all rascals and fallen souls.
PURPORT
Srila Srinivasa Acarya has sung:
nana-sastra-vicaranaika-nipunau sad-dharma-samsthapakau
lokanam hita-karinau tri-bhuvane manyau saranyakarau
radha-krsna-padaravinda-bhajananandena mattalikau
vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau The six Gosvamis, under the direction of Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Sanatana Gosvami, studied various Vedic scriptures and picked up the essence of them, the devotional service of the Lord.
This means that all the Gosvamis wrote many scriptures on devotional service with the support of the Vedic literature.
Devotional service is not a sentimental activity.
The essence of Vedic knowledge is devotional service, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (15.15): vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah.
All the Vedic literature aims at understanding Krsna, and how to understand Krsna through devotional service has been explained by Srila Rupa and Sanatana Gosvamis, with evidence from all the Vedic scriptures.
They have put it so nicely that even a rascal or first-class fool can be delivered by devotional service under the guidance of the Gosvamis.