এতাবদেব জিজ্ঞাস্যং তত্ত্বজিজ্ঞাসুনাত্মনঃ ।
অন্বয়-ব্যতিরেকাভ্যাং যৎ স্যাৎ সর্বত্র সর্বদা ॥ ১২৩ ॥
yat syat sarvatra sarvada
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.
" 'A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it to know about the all-pervading truth.
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.