Text 129] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 69

circumstances, he is inquisitive about his position. For instance, Sanatana Gosvami
approached the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, to
ask Him why he was in a distressed condition. This is the position of all condi-
tioned souls. We are always in a distressed condition, and an intelligent man
naturally becomes inquisitive. This position is called brahma-jijiasé. Athato
brahma-jijfiasa (Vedanta-sitra 1.1.1). Brahma here refers to Vedic literature. One
should consult Vedic literature to know why the conditioned soul is always in a
distressed condition. Vedic literatures are meant to free the conditioned soul from
the miserable conditions af material existence. In this chapter, the story of the
astrologer Sarvajfia and the poor man is very instructive.

TEXT 128

‘SFA Coca Beh, colala Bice fags |
Colas a Fier, SDH Gilet Ha W” sav ti

‘tumi kene duhkhi, tomdra ache pitr-dhana
tomare nd kahila, anyatra chadila jivana”

SYNONYMS

tumi—you; kene—why; duhkhi—distressed; tomadra—your; ache—there is;
pitr-dhana—the riches of your father; tomare—unto you; nd kahila—he did not
disclose; anyatra—somewhere else; chadila—gave up; jivana—his life.

TRANSLATION

“The astrologer asked, ‘Why are you unhappy? Your father was very weal-
thy, but he did not disclose his wealth to you because he died elsewhere?’

TEXT 129

HAC AITSS STA HAA Bowe |
QR CAMA TCA HB’ BoicME* ti 929

sarvajfiera vakye kare dhanera uddese
aiche veda-purana jive ‘krsna’ upadese

SYNONYMS

sarvajfiera—of the astrologer; vakye—the words; kare—make; dhanera—of
the riches; uddese—news; aiche—similarly; veda-purdna—Vedic literatures;
jive—unto the living entity, the conditioned soul; krsna—of Lord Krsna;
upadese — instructs.
