अनर्थोपशमं साक्षाद्भक्तियोगमधोक्षजे । लोकस्याजानतो विद्वांश्चक्रे सात्वतसंहिताम् ॥ ६ ॥
anarthopasamam saksad bhakti-yogam adhoksaje lokasyajanato vidvams cakre satvata-samhitam
- anartha
- things which are superfluous
- upasamam
- mitigation
- saksat
- directly
- bhakti-yogam
- the linking process of devotional service
- adhoksaje
- unto the Transcendence
- lokasya
- of the general mass of men
- ajanatah
- those who are unaware of
- vidvan
- the supremely learned
- cakre
- compiled
- satvata
- in relation with the Supreme Truth
- samhitam
- Vedic literature.
The material miseries of the living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service. But the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned Vyasadeva compiled this Vedic literature, which is in relation to the Supreme Truth.