Text 5] Divinity and Divine Service 89

TEXT 5

BAI AY Wise waRaraARcy |

THT PUTA Fara TrAatafa Ul & Il

munayah sddhu prsto’ham
bhavadbhir loka-mangalam

yat krtah krsna-samprasno
yenatma suprasidati

munayah—of the sages; sadhu—this is relevant; prstah—questioned; aham
—myself; bhavadbhih—by all of you; loka—the world; mangalam—welfare;
yat— because; krtah—made; krsna—the Personality of Godhead; samprasnah
—relevant question; yena—by which; atma—self; suprasidati—completely
pleased.
TRANSLATION

O sages, I have been justly questioned by you. Your questions are
worthy because they relate to Lord Krsna and so are of relevance to the
world’s welfare. Only questions of this sort are capable of completely
satisfying the self.

PURPORT

As it is stated hereinbefore, in the Bhagavatam the Absolute Truth is to
be known, so the questions of the sages of Naimisaranya are proper and
just because they pertain to Krsna, who is the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, the Absolute Truth. In Bhagavad-gitd the Personality of Godhead
says that in all the Vedas there is nothing but the urge for searching after
Him, Lord Krsna (Bg. 15.15). Thus the questions that pertain to Krsna are
the sum and substance of all the Vedic inquiries.

The whole world is full of questions and answers. The birds, beasts and
men are all busy in the matter of perpetual questions and answers. In the
morning the birdsin the nest become busy with questions and answers, and
in the evening also the same birds come back and again become busy with
questions and answers. The human being, unless he is fast asleep at night,
is busy with questions and answers. The businessmen in the market are busy
with questions and answers, and so also the lawyers in the court and the
students in the schools and colleges. The legislators in the parliament are
also busy with questions and answers, and the politicians and the press
