অপ্রাকৃত বস্তু নহে প্রাকৃতগোচর বেদপুরাণেতে এই কহে নিরন্তর
अप्राकृत वस्तु नहे प्राकृतगोचर वेदपुराणेते एइ कहे निरन्तर
aprākṛta vastu nahe prākṛta-gocara veda-purāṇete ei kahe nirantara
Synonyms
aprākṛta—spiritual; vastu—substance; nahe—not; prākṛta—of matter; gocara—within the jurisdiction; veda-purāṇete—the Vedas and the Purāṇas; ei—this; kahe—say; nirantara—always..
Translation
"Spiritual substance is never within the jurisdiction of the material conception. This is always the verdict of the Vedas and Purāṇas."
Purport
As stated in Kaṭha Upaniṣad (2.3.9, 12):
na saṁdṛśe tiṣṭhati rūpam asya
na cakṣuṣā paśyati kaścanainam
hṛdā manīṣā manasābhikḷpto
ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti
naiva vācā na manasā
prāptuṁ śakyo na cakṣuṣā
"Spirit is not within the jurisdiction of material eyes, words or mind."
Similarly in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.84.13):
yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke
sva-dhīḥ kalatrādiṣu bhauma ijya-dhīḥ
yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ salile na karhicij
janeṣv abhijñeṣu sa eva go-kharaḥ
Spiritual substance cannot be seen by the unintelligent, because they do not have the eyes or the mentality to see spirit soul. Consequently they think that there is no such thing as spirit. However, followers of the Vedic injunctions take their information from Vedic statements, as found in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Kaṭha Upaniṣad.