CC Madhya 25.123 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 123
- etāvad eva jijñāsyaṁ
- tattva-jijñāsunātmanaḥ
- anvaya-vyatirekābhyāṁ
- yat syāt sarvatra sarvadā
SYNONYMS
etāvat—up to this; eva—certainly; jijñāsyam—to be inquired about; tattva—of the Absolute Truth; jijñāsunā—by the student; ātmanaḥ—of the self; anvaya—directly; vyatirekābhyām—and indirectly; yat—whatever; syāt—it may be; sarvatra—everywhere; sarvadā—always.
TRANSLATION
“‘A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it to know about the all-pervading truth.
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.9.36). It is the fourth verse of the catuḥ-ślokī. For an explanation see Adi-līlā, Chapter One, text 56.