Text 125] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 365

directly; vyatirekabhyam—and indirectly; yat—whatever; sydt—it may be; sar-
vatra—everywhere; sarvadi—always.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always
directly and indirectly inquire about it to know about the all-pervading truth.

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.36). It is the fourth verse of the
catuh-sloki. For an explanation see Adi-lila, Chapter One, text 56.

TEXT 124

SAS I AS, crs “Coley —“oicaterar’ |
aqaica she Ste ‘BRN ABE 1 S28 1

amate ye ‘priti’, sei ‘prema’——‘prayojana’
karya-dvare kahi tara ‘svarupa’-laksana

SYNONYMS

d4mate—unto Me; ye—whatever; priti—affection; sei—that; prema—love
of Godhead; prayojana—the ultimate goal of life; karya-dvare—by practical
example; kahi—let Me inform; tara—its; svardpa-laksana—natural characteristics.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Supreme affection for Me is called love of Godhead, and that is the ulti-
mate goal of life. Let Me explain by practical example the natural charac-
teristics of such love.

TEXT 125

AVES Cave Sess fewra-aifeca |
Sere “Hla oily atfaca-craca i s2¢ tl

pafica-bhita yaiche bhatera bhitare-bahire
bhakta-gane sphuri ami bahire-antare

SYNONYMS

pafica-bhita—the five material elements; yaiche—just as; bhdtera—of the
living entities; bhitare—inside; bahire—and outside; bhakta-gane—unto the
devotees; sphuri—becoming manifest; dmi—l; bahire-antare—externally and in-
ternally.
