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CC Madhya 8.264 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 264

eta tattva mora citte kaile prakāśana
brahmāke veda yena paḍāila nārāyaṇa


SYNONYMS

eta tattva—all these varieties of truth; mora citte—in my heart; kaile—you did; prakāśana—manifesting; brahmāke—unto Lord Brahmā; veda—the Vedic knowledge; yena—as; paḍāila—taught; nārāyaṇa—the Supreme Lord.


TRANSLATION

Rāmānanda Rāya then admitted, "You have manifested many transcendental truths in my heart. This is exactly the way Nārāyaṇa educated Lord Brahmā."


PURPORT

The heart of Brahmā was enlightened by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is Vedic information given in the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (6.18):

yo brahmāṇaṁ vidadhāti pūrvaṁ
yo vai vedāṁś ca prahiṇoti tasmai
taṁ ha devam ātma-buddhi-prakāśaṁ
mumukṣur vai śaraṇam ahaṁ prapadye

"Because I desire liberation, let me surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who first enlightened Lord Brahmā in Vedic knowledge through Lord Brahmā's heart. The Lord is the original source of all enlightenment and spiritual advancement." In this connection one may also refer to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.9.30-35, 11.14.3, 12.4.40 and 12.13.19.