nātiprasīdadd hṛdayaḥ sarasvatyās taṭe śucau vitarkayan vivikta-stha idaṁ covāca dharma-vit
Synonyms
na—not; atiprasīdat—very much satisfied; hṛdayaḥ—at heart; sarasvatyāḥ—of the river saraswati; taṭe—on the bank of; śucau—being purified; vitarkayan—being placed in a lonely place; vivikta-sthaḥ—having considered; idam ca—also this; uvāca—said; dharma-vit—one who knows what is religion.
Translation
Thus at once (the sage) being not being very much satisfied at heart began to consider as he was one who knew the essence of religion and said within himself.
Purport
The sage began to search out the cause of not being satisfied at heart. Perfection is never attained till one is not satisfied at heart. This satisfaction of heart has to be searched out elswhere beyond the matter.