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The Residents of Vārānasī Become Vaisnavas
Загар
directly;  vyatirekābhyām —and indirectly;  yat —whatever;  syāt —it may be;  sarvatra —everywhere:  sarvaḍā —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  catuh-ślokī . For an explanation see  Ādi-lilā , Chapter One, text 56.
TEXT 124
আমাতে যে ‘প্রীতি’, সেই ‘প্রেম’—‘প্রয়োজন’ । কার্যদ্বারে কহি তার ‘স্বরূপ’-লক্ষ্ণণ ॥ ১২৪ ॥
āmāte ye ‘prīti’, sei ‘prema’ —‘prayojana’ kārya-dvāre kahi tāra ‘svarūpa’-lakşaṇa
SYNONYMS
āmāte —unto Me;  ye —whatever;  prīti —affection;  sei —that;  prema —love of Godhead;  prayojana —the ultimate goal of life;  kārya-dvāre —by practical example;  kahi —let Me inform;  tāra —its;  svarūpa-lakṣaṇa —natural characteristics.
TRANSLATION
“ ‘Supreme affection for Me is called love of Godhead, and that is the ultimate goal of life. Let Me explain by practical example the natural characteristics of such love.
TEXT 125
পঞ্চভুত ষৈছে ভুতের ভিতরে-বাছিরে । ভক্তগণে স্ফুরি আমি বাছিরে-অন্তরে ॥ ১২৫ ॥
pañca-bhūta yaiche bhūtera bhitare-bāhire bhakta-gaṇe sphuri āmi bāhire-antare
SYNONYMS
pañca-bhūta —the five material elements;  yaiche —just as;  bhūtera —of the living entities;  bhitare —inside;  bāhire —and outside;  bhakta-gaṇe —unto the devotees;  sphuri —becoming manifest;  āmi —!;  bāhire-antare —externally and internally.