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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 4]
PURPORT
Śrī Vyāsadeva was not satisfied with himself, although he prepared literatures of Vedic value for the all-around welfare of the general mass of people. It was expected that he would be satisfied by all such activities, but ultimately he was not satisfied.
TEXT 27
नातिप्रसीदद्धृदयः सरस्वत्यास्तटे शुचौ । वितर्कयन् विविक्तस्य इदं चोवाच धर्मवित् ॥२७॥
nātiprasīdadd hṛdayaḥ sarasvatyās taṭe śucau vitarkayan vivikta-stha idam covāca dharma-vit
na—not; atiprasīdat—very much satisfied; hṛdayaḥ—at heart; sarasvatyāḥ—of the River Sarasvatī; taṭe—on the bank of; śucau—being purified; vitarkayan—having considered; vivikta-sthaḥ—situated in a lonely place; idam ca—also this; uvāca—said; dharma-vit—one who knows what religion is.
TRANSLATION
Thus the sage, being dissatisfied at heart, at once began to reflect, because he knew the essence of religion, and he said within himself:
PURPORT
The sage began to search out the cause of not being satisfied at heart. Perfection is never attained until one is satisfied at heart. This satisfaction of heart has to be searched out beyond matter.
TEXTS 28-29
धृतव्रतेन हि मया छन्दांसि गुरवोऽग्नयः । मानिता निर्व्यलीकेन गृहीतं चानुशासनम् ॥२८॥ भारतव्यपदेशेन ह्याम्रायार्थश्च प्रदर्शितः । दृश्यते यत्र धर्मादि स्त्रीशूद्रादिभिरप्युत ॥२९॥