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Chapter 5: Nārada's Instructions on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam for Vyāsadeva

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SB 1.5.4

जिज्ञासितमधीतं च ब्रह्म यत्तत्सनातनम् तथापि शोचस्यात्मानमकृतार्थ इव प्रभो

jijñāsitam adhītaṁ ca brahma yat tat sanātanam tathāpi śocasy ātmānam akṛtārtha iva prabho

Synonyms

jijñāsitamdeliberated fully well; adhītamthe knowledge obtained; caand; brahmathe Absolute; yatwhat; tatthat; sanātanameternal; tathāpiin spite of that; śocasilamenting; ātmānamunto self; akṛta-arthaundone; ivalike; prabhomy dear sir..

Translation

You have fully delineated the subject of impersonal Brahman as well as the knowledge derived therefrom. In spite of all this, why should you be despondent, thinking that you are undone, my dear prabhu.

Purport

The Vedānta-sūtra or Brahma-sūtra compiled by Śrī Vyāsadeva is the full deliberation of the impersonal absolute feature, and it is accepted as the most exalted philosophical exposition in the world. It covers the subject of eternity, and the methods are scholarly. So there cannot be any doubt about the transcendental scholarship of Vyāsadeva. So why should he lament?

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