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TEXT 5
vyasa uvaca
asty eva me sarvam idam tvayoktam
tathapi natma paritusyate me
tan-mulam avyaktam agadha-bodham
prcchamahe tvatma-bhavatma-bhutam
SYNONYMS
vyasahVyasa; uvacasaid; astithere is; evacertainly; memine; sarvamall; idamthis; tvayaby you; uktamuttered; tathapiand yet; nanot; atmaself; paritusyatedoes pacify; meunto me; tatof which; mulamroot; avyaktamundetected; agadha-bodhamthe man of unlimited knowledge; prcchamahedo inquire; tvaunto you; atma-bhavaself-born; atma-bhutamoffspring.
TRANSLATION
Sri Vyasadeva said: All you have said about me is perfectly correct. Despite all this, I am not pacified. I therefore question you about the root cause of my dissatisfaction, for you are a man of unlimited knowledge due to your being the offspring of one [Brahma] who is self-born [without mundane father and mother].
PURPORT
In the material world everyone is engrossed with the idea of identifying the body or the mind with the self. As such, all knowledge disseminated in the material world is related either with the body or with the mind, and that is the root cause of all despondencies. This is not always detected, even though one may be the greatest erudite scholar in materialistic knowledge. It is good, therefore, to approach a personality like Narada to solve the root cause of all despondencies. Why Narada should be approached is explained below.
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