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na hy alpārthodayas tasya | :na hy alpārthodayas tasya | ||
vidurasyāmalātmanaḥ | :vidurasyāmalātmanaḥ | ||
tasmin varīyasi praśnaḥ | :tasmin varīyasi praśnaḥ | ||
sādhu-vādopabṛṁhitaḥ | :sādhu-vādopabṛṁhitaḥ | ||
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''na''—never; ''hi''—certainly; ''alpa-artha''—small (unimportant) purpose; ''udayaḥ''—raised; ''tasya''—his; ''vidurasya''—of Vidura; ''amala-ātmanaḥ''—of the saintly man; ''tasmin''—in that; ''varīyasi''—highly purposeful; ''praśnaḥ''—question; ''sādhu-vāda''—things approved by saints and sages; ''upabṛṁhitaḥ''—full with. | |||
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Saint Vidura was a great and pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his questions to His Grace Ṛṣi Maitreya must have been very purposeful, on the highest level, and approved by learned circles. | Saint Vidura was a great and pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his questions to His Grace Ṛṣi Maitreya must have been very purposeful, on the highest level, and approved by learned circles. | ||
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Questions and answers among different classes of men have different value. Inquiries by mercantile men in a business exchange cannot be expected to be highly purposeful in spiritual values. Questions and answers by different classes of men can be guessed by the caliber of the persons concerned. In Bhagavad-gītā, the discussion was between Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, the Supreme Person and the supreme devotee respectively. The Lord admitted Arjuna to be His devotee and friend ([[BG 4.3]]), and therefore any sane man can guess that the discussion was on the topic of the bhakti-yoga system. Actually the whole Bhagavad-gītā is based on the principle of bhakti-yoga. There is a difference between karma and karma-yoga. Karma is regulated action for the enjoyment of the fruit by the performer, but karma-yoga is action performed by the devotee for the satisfaction of the Lord. Karma-yoga is based on bhakti, or pleasing the Lord, whereas karma is based on pleasing the senses of the performer himself. According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, one is advised to approach a bona fide spiritual master when one is actually inclined to question from an elevated level of spiritual understanding. A common man who has no interest in spiritual values has no need to approach a spiritual master just as a matter of following fashion. | Questions and answers among different classes of men have different value. Inquiries by mercantile men in a business exchange cannot be expected to be highly purposeful in spiritual values. Questions and answers by different classes of men can be guessed by the caliber of the persons concerned. In [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']], the discussion was between Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, the Supreme Person and the supreme devotee respectively. The Lord admitted Arjuna to be His devotee and friend ([[BG 4.3 (1972)|BG 4.3]]), and therefore any sane man can guess that the discussion was on the topic of the ''bhakti-yoga'' system. Actually the whole [[Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972)|''Bhagavad-gītā'']] is based on the principle of ''bhakti-yoga''. There is a difference between ''karma'' and ''karma-yoga''. ''Karma'' is regulated action for the enjoyment of the fruit by the performer, but ''karma-yoga'' is action performed by the devotee for the satisfaction of the Lord. ''Karma-yoga'' is based on ''bhakti'', or pleasing the Lord, whereas ''karma'' is based on pleasing the senses of the performer himself. According to [[Srimad-Bhagavatam|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']], one is advised to approach a bona fide spiritual master when one is actually inclined to question from an elevated level of spiritual understanding. A common man who has no interest in spiritual values has no need to approach a spiritual master just as a matter of following fashion. | ||
As a student, Mahārāja Parīkṣit was serious about learning the science of God, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī was a bona fide spiritual master in the transcendental science. Both of them knew that the topics discussed by Vidura and Ṛṣi Maitreya were elevated, and thus Mahārāja Parīkṣit was very interested in learning from the bona fide spiritual master. | As a student, Mahārāja Parīkṣit was serious about learning the science of God, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī was a bona fide spiritual master in the transcendental science. Both of them knew that the topics discussed by Vidura and Ṛṣi Maitreya were elevated, and thus Mahārāja Parīkṣit was very interested in learning from the bona fide spiritual master. | ||
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Revision as of 05:13, 3 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 4
- na hy alpārthodayas tasya
- vidurasyāmalātmanaḥ
- tasmin varīyasi praśnaḥ
- sādhu-vādopabṛṁhitaḥ
SYNONYMS
na—never; hi—certainly; alpa-artha—small (unimportant) purpose; udayaḥ—raised; tasya—his; vidurasya—of Vidura; amala-ātmanaḥ—of the saintly man; tasmin—in that; varīyasi—highly purposeful; praśnaḥ—question; sādhu-vāda—things approved by saints and sages; upabṛṁhitaḥ—full with.
TRANSLATION
Saint Vidura was a great and pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his questions to His Grace Ṛṣi Maitreya must have been very purposeful, on the highest level, and approved by learned circles.
PURPORT
Questions and answers among different classes of men have different value. Inquiries by mercantile men in a business exchange cannot be expected to be highly purposeful in spiritual values. Questions and answers by different classes of men can be guessed by the caliber of the persons concerned. In Bhagavad-gītā, the discussion was between Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, the Supreme Person and the supreme devotee respectively. The Lord admitted Arjuna to be His devotee and friend (BG 4.3), and therefore any sane man can guess that the discussion was on the topic of the bhakti-yoga system. Actually the whole Bhagavad-gītā is based on the principle of bhakti-yoga. There is a difference between karma and karma-yoga. Karma is regulated action for the enjoyment of the fruit by the performer, but karma-yoga is action performed by the devotee for the satisfaction of the Lord. Karma-yoga is based on bhakti, or pleasing the Lord, whereas karma is based on pleasing the senses of the performer himself. According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, one is advised to approach a bona fide spiritual master when one is actually inclined to question from an elevated level of spiritual understanding. A common man who has no interest in spiritual values has no need to approach a spiritual master just as a matter of following fashion.
As a student, Mahārāja Parīkṣit was serious about learning the science of God, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī was a bona fide spiritual master in the transcendental science. Both of them knew that the topics discussed by Vidura and Ṛṣi Maitreya were elevated, and thus Mahārāja Parīkṣit was very interested in learning from the bona fide spiritual master.