Madhya 8.264

TEXT 264

TEXT

এত তত্ত্ব মোর চিত্তে কৈলে প্রকাশন ।
ব্রহ্মাকে বেদ যেন পড়াইল নারায়ণ ॥ ২৬৪ ॥

eta tattva mora citte kaile prakasana

brahmake veda yena padaila narayana

SYNONYMS

eta tattva-all these varieties of truth; mora citte-in my heart; kaile-you did; prakasana-manifesting; brahmake-unto Lord Brahma; veda-the Vedic knowledge; yena-as; padaila-taught; narayana-the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

Ramananda Raya then admitted, "You have manifested many transcendental truths in my heart. This is exactly the way Narayana educated Lord Brahma."

PURPORT

The heart of Brahma was enlightened by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is Vedic information given in the Svetasvatara Upanisad ():

yo brahmanam vidadhati purvam
yo vai vedams ca prahinoti tasmai
tam ha devam atma-buddhi-prakasam
mumuksur vai saranam aham prapadye

"Because I desire liberation, let me surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who first enlightened Lord Brahma in Vedic knowledge through Lord Brahma's heart. The Lord is the original source of all enlightenment and spiritual advancement." In this connection there are other references given in Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.9.30-35, , and .