Verse Text
54. atha śāstrasya—
śāstram atra samākhyātaṁ yad bhakti-pratipādakam ||206||
Translation
Service to the scriptures (verse 89): Scripture here refers to those scriptures which present bhakti.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
NoD 12: Further Aspects of Transcendental Service
Hearing the Revealed Scriptures
According to Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, any book which gives enlightenment in the matter of advancing in devotional service is considered to be revealed scripture. Śrīla Madhvācārya has also defined revealed scriptures as referring to books such as the Rāmāyaṇa, Mahābhārata, Purāṇas, Upaniṣads, Vedānta—and any other literature written in pursuance of such revealed scriptures.