194 Srimad-Bhagavatam {Canto 1, Ch. 4
TRANSLATION
In what period and at what place was this first begun, and why was this
taken up? From where did Krsna-dvaipayana Vyasa, the great sage, get
the inspiration to compile this literature?
PURPORT
Because Srimad-Bhdgavatam is the special contribution of Srila Vyasa-
deva, there are so many inquiries by the learned Saunaka Muni. It was
known to them that Srila Vy4sadeva had already explained the text of the
Vedas in various ways up to the Mahabharata for the understanding of less
intelligent women, sudras and fallen members of the family of twice-born
men. Srimad-Bhagavatam is transcendental to all of them because it has
nothing to do with anything mundane. So the inquiries are very intelligent
and relevant.
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TA GA FEAT aacS faReTs: |
vararaaeat Wet qe aad iv li
tasya putro maha-yogi
samadrn nirvikalpakah
ekanta-matir unnidro
giudho midha iveyate
tasya—his; putrah—son; maha-yogi—a great devotee; sama-drk—equi-
balanced; nirvikalpakah—absolute monist; ekanta-matih—fixed in monism
or oneness of mind; unnidrah—surpassed nescience; gidhah—not exposed;
midhah-—stunted; iva—like; iyate—appears like.
TRANSLATION
His [Vyasadeva’s] son was a great devotee, an equibalanced monist,
whose mind was always concentrated in monism. He was not ignorant, but
was transcendental to mundane activities.
PURPORT
Srila Sukadeva Gosvami was a liberated soul, and thus he remained
always alert not to be trapped by the illusory energy. In the Bhagavad-gita
