Vedas contain complete knowledge of life and beyond. Ordinarily most people cannot read the Vedas as they may not be well versed in the language. As a result only few scholorsdevote their time, in the study of Vedas.
However, the Srimad Bhagwatam and the Bhagwad Gita contain the essence of the Vedas and are easily undertood by most people. Hence, these two books are given a lot of importance and they are worshipped too.
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