Madhya 25.123

TEXT 123

TEXT

এতাবদেব জিজ্ঞাস্যং তত্ত্বজিজ্ঞাসুনাত্মনঃ ।
অন্বয়-ব্যতিরেকাভ্যাং যৎ স্যাৎ সর্বত্র সর্বদা ॥ ১২৩ ॥

etavad eva jijnasyam

tattva-jijnasunatmanah

anvaya-vyatirekabhyam

yat syat sarvatra sarvada

SYNONYMS

etavat-up to this; eva-certainly; jijnasyam-to be inquired about; tattva-of the Absolute Truth; jijnasuna-by the student; atmanah-of the self; anvaya-directly; vyatirekabhyam-and indirectly; yat-whatever; syat-it may be; sarvatra-everywhere; sarvada-always.

TRANSLATION

" 'A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it to know about the all-pervading truth.

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.36). It is the fourth verse of the catuh-sloki. For an explanation see Adi-lila, Chapter One, text 56.

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