SB 7.1.21

TEXT 21

TEXT

एतद्भ्राम्यति मे बुद्धिर् दीपार्चिरिव वायुना ।
ब्रूह्येतदद्भुततमं भगवान्ह्यत्र कारणम् ॥ २१ ॥

etad bhramyati me buddhir

diparcir iva vayuna

brūhy etad adbhutatamam

bhagavan hy atra karanam

etat-concerning this; bhramyati-is flickering; me-my; buddhiḥ-intelligence; dipa-arciḥ-the flame of a candle; iva-like; vayuna-by the wind; brūhi-please tell; etat-this; adbhutatamam-most wonderful; bhagavan-possessing all knowledge; hi-indeed; atra-here; karanam-the cause.

TRANSLATION

This matter is undoubtedly very wonderful. Indeed, my intelligence has become disturbed, just as the flame of a candle is disturbed by a blowing wind. O Narada Muni, you know everything. Kindly let me know the cause of this wonderful event.

The sastras enjoin, tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet: when one is perplexed by the difficult problems of life, to solve them one must approach a guru like Narada or his representative in the disciplic succession. Maharaja Yudhisthira therefore requested Narada to explain the cause for such a wonderful event.

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