CC Madhya 25.123

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

CC Madhya 25.122

CC Madhya 25.124

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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 (SB 2.9.36). It is the fourth verse of the catuḥ-ślokī. For an explanation see Adi-līlā, Chapter One, text 56.