By such an assertion from Śrīmad Bhāgavata, statements to the contrary from other Purāṇas are superseded. This is to be understood in the same manner as the overruling of one injunction by another [in the ritual portion of the Vedas], such as the statement “We shall drink soma and become immortal” (Ṛg Veda 8.48.3)72 being overridden by the contravening statement “Just as in this world the objects acquired through diligent effort (karma) are subject to decay, so also in the next world [i.e., heaven], the results acquired through virtue will also wither away” (CHU 8.1.6). Here also, the logic [quoted above] is seen to be applicable: “But those who speak in this illogical manner contradict themselves, having forgotten their own prior statements” (SB 10.77.30).

Therefore, what [the senior] Sūta expressed in that regard [in Skanda Purāṇa, concerning Kṛṣṇa’s being the keśāvatāra of Viṣṇu] was merely his own doubt [pertaining to Bhagavān’s inconceivable nature], such [logical uncertainty] being indicated in statements such as: “One should not strive through reason [alone] to apprehend the transrational” (Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva 5.12).