ŚB 1.4.30
तथापि बत मे दैह्यो ह्यात्मा चैवात्मना विभु: ।
असम्पन्न इवाभाति ब्रह्मवर्चस्य सत्तम: ॥ ३० ॥
tathāpi bata me daihyo
hy ātmā caivātmanā vibhuḥ
asampanna ivābhāti
brahma-varcasya sattamaḥ
Synonyms
tathāpi - although; bata - defect; me - mine; daihyaḥ - situated in the body; hi - certainly; ātmā - living being; ca - and; eva - even; ātmanā - myself; vibhuḥ - sufficient; asampannaḥ - wanting in; iva ābhāti - it appears to be; brahma-varcasya - of the Vedāntists; sattamaḥ - the supreme.
Translation
I am feeling incomplete, though I myself am fully equipped with everything required by the Vedas.
Purport
Undoubtedly Śrīla Vyāsadeva was complete in all the details of Vedic achievements. Purification of the living being submerged in matter is made possible by the prescribed activities in the Vedas, but the ultimate achievement is different. Unless it is attained, the living being, even though fully equipped, cannot be situated in the transcendentally normal stage.
Śrīla Vyāsadeva appeared to have
lŚB 1.4.31
किं वा भागवता धर्मा न प्रायेण निरूपिता: ।
प्रिया: परमहंसानां त एव ह्यच्युतप्रिया: ॥ ३१ ॥
kiṁ vā bhāgavatā dharmā
na prāyeṇa nirūpitāḥ
priyāḥ paramahaṁsānāṁ
ta eva hy acyuta-priyāḥ
Synonyms
kim vā - or; bhāgavatāḥ dharmāḥ - devotional activities of the living beings; na - not; prāyeṇa - almost; nirūpitāḥ - directed; priyāḥ - dear; paramahaṁsānām - of the perfect beings; te eva - that also; hi - certainly; acyuta - the infallible; priyāḥ - attractive.
Translation
This may be because I did not specifically point out the devotional service of the Lord, which is dear both to perfect beings and to the infallible Lord.
Purport
The dissatisfaction which was being felt by Śrīla Vyāsadeva is expressed herein in his own words. This was felt for the normal condition of the living being in the devotional service of the Lord. Unless one is fixed in the normal condition of service, neither the Lord nor the living being can become fully satisfied. This defect was felt by him when Nārada Muni, his spiritual master, reached him. It is described as follows.ost the clue and therefore felt dissatisfaction.
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24 сен 2024
