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veda-sastra kahe--’sambandha’ ’abhidheya’ ’prayojana’

’krsna’--prapya sambandha, ’bhakti’--praptyera sadhana

SYNONYMS

veda-sastra kahe—the Vedic literature instructs; sambandha—the conditioned soul’s relationship with the Lord; abhidheya—the regulated activities of the conditioned soul for reviving that relationship; prayojana—and the ultimate goal of life to be attained by the conditioned soul; krsna—Lord Krsna; prapya—to be awakened; sambandha—the original relationship; bhakti—devotional service; praptyera sadhana—the means of attaining Krsna "The Vedic literatures give information about the living entity’s eternal relationship with Krsna, which is called sambandha.

The living entity’s understanding of this relationship and acting accordingly is called abhidheya.

Returning home, back to Godhead, is the ultimate goal of life and is called prayojana.