It is said by Srila Jiva Goswami in his Tattva Sandarbha that the Vedas were afraid of being misrepresented , thus Veda Vyasa the Incarnation of the Supreme Lord has established the Puranas and itihasa , which are non different than the Vedas. Indeed, they are considered the fifth Veda . The essence of the Vedas is easily understood through the Puranas and itihasa . It takes great scholastic intuition to understand the applications of the Vedas , and the tendency for misrepresentation can be present in such scholastic musing. It’s also important to note that when the Puranas and itihasa are properly understood, they can be considered Vaisnava Smriti.
The most important scripture is the Srimad Bhagavatam because it contains the Vedas , the Bramha sutra, as well as the Puranas and Mahabharata.
It is spoken by Sukadeva Goswami, who was the Guru of all the great sages , even Narada and Vyasdeva heard from Sukadeva, who had to abilities to make something sweet and sublime to be even sweeter . Before appearing to the sages, Sukadeva wandered the earth, ignoring everyone because he was fully self-satisfied with his own attainments in trancendence
But importantly it takes the reader ultimately into trancendence because it is directly Glorifying Lord Krishna and His activities and those of His direct associates , thus attracting the minds of conditioned consciousness of all kinds , goodness, passion or ignorance to trancendence.
In recent times Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu has reestablished the Vedas and the Puranas and itihasa , as well as the Smriti of Gaudia Vaisnava sampradaya acaryas . He has empowered the Goswami’s of Vrndavana to further write Smriti literature and further expand the Srimad Bhagavatam particularly those activities of the residents of Vrndavana headed in Parakiya Rasa by Srimati Radharani , before Mahāprabhu this Tattva was unknown and as well other relationships Krishna has with the residents of Vraja and Dwarka.
The ultimate mysteries of Pranaya, the oneness of love, and the Tad tad bhava iccha atmika of Radharani’s manjaris , descriptions are given by Srila Ragganatha das Goswami and the plays of Rupa Goswami demonstrate the difference between Vrndavana and Dwarka devotees.
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