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Nārada's Instructions on Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
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that long, long ago, the instruction was imparted to Arjuna, the same was instructed to the sun-god, and in course of time, the same instruction, being wrongly handled and being broken, was again reinstructed to Arjuna because he was His perfect devotee and friend. Therefore, the instruction of the Lord can be understood by the devotees only and no one else. The impersonalist, who has no idea of the transcendental form of the Lord, cannot understand this most confidential message of the Lord. The word “most confidential” is significant here because knowledge of devotional service is far, far above knowledge of impersonal Brahman.  Jñānam  means ordinary knowledge or any branch of knowledge. This knowledge develops up to the knowledge of impersonal Brahman. Above this, when it is partially mixed with devotion, such knowledge develops to knowledge of Paramātmā, or the all-pervading Godhead. This is more confidential. But when such knowledge is turned into pure devotional service and the confidential part of transcendental knowledge is attained, it is called the most confidential knowledge. This most confidential knowledge was imparted by the Lord to Brahmā, Arjuna, Uddhava, etc.
TEXT 31
येनैवाहं भगवतो वासुदेवस्य वेधसः । मायानुभावमविदं येन गच्छन्ति तत्पदम् ॥३१॥
yenaivāham bhagavato vāsudevasya vedhasaḥ māyānubhāvam avidam yena gacchanti tat-padam
yena —by which;  eva —certainly;  aham —I;  bhagavataḥ —of the Personality of Godhead;  vāsudevasya —of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa;  vedhasaḥ —of the supreme creator;  māyā —energy;  anubhāvam —influence;  avidam —easily understood;  yena —by which;  gacchanti —they go;  tat-padam —at the lotus feet of the Lord.
TRANSLATION
By that confidential knowledge, I could understand clearly the influence of the energy of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the creator, maintainer and annihilator of everything, and knowing that, I could return to Him and personally meet Him.