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Chapter 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

Verse 57 of 57
SB 10.11.57

अहो ब्रह्मविदां वाचो नासत्याः सन्ति कर्हिचित् गर्गो यदाह भगवानन्वभावि तथैव तत्

aho brahma-vidāṁ vāco nāsatyāḥ santi karhicit gargo yad āha bhagavān anvabhāvi tathaiva tat

Synonyms

ahohow wonderful it is; brahma-vidāmof persons who have full knowledge of Brahman, transcendence; vācaḥthe words; nanever; asatyāḥuntruth; santibecome; karhicitat any time; gargaḥGargamuni; yatwhatever; āhapredicted; bhagavānGargamuni, the most powerful; anvabhāviis exactly happening; tathā evaas; tatthat..

Translation

The words of persons in full knowledge of Brahman never become untrue. It is very wonderful that whatever Gargamuni predicted we are now actually experiencing in all detail.

Purport

The purpose of human life is indicated in the Brahma-sūtra: Athāto brahma-jijñāsā. To make one's life perfect—in the past, present and future—one must learn about Brahman. Because of intense affection, Nanda Mahārāja could not understand Kṛṣṇa as He is. Gargamuni was able to know everything, past, present and future, by studying the Vedas, but Nanda Mahārāja could not understand Kṛṣṇa directly. Because of his intense love for Kṛṣṇa, he forgot who Kṛṣṇa was and could not understand Kṛṣṇa's potency. Although Kṛṣṇa is Nārāyaṇa Himself, Gargamuni did not disclose this. Thus Nanda Mahārāja appreciated the words of Gargamuni, but because of his deep affection he could not understand who Kṛṣṇa was, although Gargamuni had said that Kṛṣṇa's qualities would be exactly like those of Nārāyaṇa.

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