Madhya-līlā

Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

Verse 97 of 282
Cc Madhya 25.97

"এই অর্থ—আমার সূত্রের ব্যাখ্যানুরূপ ঽভাগবতঽ করিব সূত্রের ভাষ্যস্বরূপ"

"एइ अर्थ—आमार सूत्रेर व्याख्यानुरूप ऽभागवतऽ करिब सूत्रेर भाष्यस्वरूप"

"ei artha—āmāra sūtrera vyākhyānurūpa 'bhāgavata' kariba sūtrera bhāṣya-svarūpa"

Synonyms

ei arthathis explanation; āmāramy; sūtreraof Brahma-sūtra; vyākhyā-anurūpaa suitable explanation; bhāgavataŚrīmad-Bhāgavata Purāṇa; karibaI shall make; sūtreraof the Brahma-sūtra; bhāṣya-svarūpaas the original commentary..

Translation

"Śrīla Vyāsadeva considered that whatever he had received from Nārada Muni as an explanation of oṁkāra he would elaborately explain in his book Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as a commentary on Brahma-sūtra.

Purport

The sound vibration oṁkāra is the root of Vedic knowledge. This oṁkāra is known as mahā-vākya, or the supreme sound. Whatever meaning is in the supreme sound oṁkāra is further understood in the Gāyatrī mantra. Again, this same meaning is explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in the four ślokas known as catuḥ-ślokī, which begin with the words ahaṁ evāsam evāgre. The Lord says, "Only I existed before the creation." From this verse, four ślokas have been composed, and these are known as the catuḥ-ślokī. In this way the Supreme Personality of Godhead informed Lord Brahmā about the purpose of the catuḥ-ślokī. Again, Lord Brahmā explained this to Nārada Muni, and Nārada Muni explained it to Śrīla Vyāsadeva. This is the paramparā system, the disciplic succession. The import of Vedic knowledge, the original word praṇava, has been explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. The conclusion is that the Brahma-sūtra is explained in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.

Verse 97 of 282
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