Text 55] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 325
TEXT 53
REIT BH AS Sia CFA Stasa |
HS MA HH Mel “caats’-aai i cw 1
chayera chaya mata vydsa kaila dvartana
sei saba sutra lahd ‘vedanta’-varnana
SYNONYMS
chayera—of the six philosophers; chaya mata—six different theses; vydsa—
Vydsadeva; kailaé dvartana—analyzed fully; sei—that; saba—all; sdtra—the
codes; lafid—taking; vedanta-varnana—explaining the Vedanta philosophy.
TRANSLATION
“After studying the six philosophical theses, Vyasadeva completely sum-
marized them all in the codes of Vedanta philosophy.
TEXT 54
Can Te’-aCS,— am ASIA? Fetenrte |
‘free’ afscacs fo cel Saw “HO? 18 I
‘vedanta’-mate, —brahma ‘sakdra’ nirdpana
‘nirguna’ vyatireke tinho haya ta’ ‘saguna’
SYNONYMS
vedanta-mate—according to Vedanta philosophy; brahma—the Absolute
Truth; sa-dkara nirGpana—established as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a
person; nirguna—without material qualifications; vyatireke —by indirect explana-
tions; tinho—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; haya—is; ta’—indeed; sa-
guna—fully qualified with spiritual attributes.
TRANSLATION
“According to Vedanta philosophy, the Absolute Truth is a person. When
the word nirguna [without qualities] is used, it is to be understood that the
Lord has attributes that are totally spiritual.
TEXT 55
ata sta eta cee athe aca |
BATS BCA ATACSA ACA Il ee I
