Text 15] The Opulence and Sweetness of Krsna 239
SYNONYMS

dyu-patayah—the predominating deities of higher planetary systems (Lord
Brahma and others); eva—also; te—Your; na—not; yayuh—could reach; an-
tam—the limit of transcendental qualities; anantataya —due to being unlimited;
tvam api—You also; yat—since; antara—within You; anda-nicayah—the groups
of universes; nanu—O sir; sévaranah—having different coverings; khe—in the
sky; iva—like; rajarnsi—atoms; vanti—rotate; vayasd —the course of time; saha—
with; yat—what; srutayah—great personalities who understand the Vedas;
tvayi—in You; hi—certainly; phalanti—end in; atannirasanena—by refuting the
inferior elements; bhavat-nidhandh--whose conclusion is in You.

TRANSLATION

‘My Lord, You are unlimited. Even the predominating deities of the higher
planetary systems, including Lord Brahma, could not find Your limitations. Nor
could You Yourself ascertain the limit of Your qualities. Like atoms in the sky,
there are multi-universes with seven coverings, and these are rotating in due
course of time. All the experts in Vedic understanding are searching for You
by eliminating the material elements. In this way, searching and searching,
they come to the conclusion that everything is complete in You. Thus You are
the resort of everything. This is the conclusion of all Vedic experts.’

PURPORT
This verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.41) is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita:
bahdnadm janmandm ante
jfianavan mam prapadyate
vasudevah sarvam iti
sa mahatma sudurlabhah
“After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto
Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is
very rare.” (Bg. 7.19)

After searching for the Absolute Truth throughout the universe, learned schol-
ars and Vedic experts cannot reach the ultimate goal. In this way they come to
Krsna.

When there is a discussion about the Absolute Truth, there are always various
pros and cons. The purpose of such arguments is to come to the right conclusion.
Such an argument is generally known as neti neti (“not this, not that’). Until one
comes to the right conclusion, the process of thinking, ‘This is not the Absolute
Truth, that is not the Absolute Truth,” will continue. When we come to the right
