SB 12.6.47
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 47
- kṣīṇāyuṣaḥ kṣīṇa-sattvān
- durmedhān vīkṣya kālataḥ
- vedān brahmarṣayo vyasyan
- hṛdi-sthācyuta-coditāḥ
SYNONYMS
kṣīṇa-āyuṣaḥ — their life span diminished; kṣīṇa-sattvān — their strength diminished; durmedhān — of less intelligence; vīkṣya — observing; kālataḥ — by the effect of time; vedān — the Vedas; brahma-ṛṣayaḥ — the chief sages; vyasyan — divided up; hṛdi-stha — sitting within their hearts; acyuta — by the infallible Personality of Godhead; coditāḥ — inspired.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Observing that people in general were diminished in their life span, strength and intelligence by the influence of time, great sages took inspiration from the Personality of Godhead sitting within their hearts and systematically divided the Vedas.