216 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 4
PURPORT

Sri Vyasadeva was not satisfied with himself, although he prepared lit-
eratures of Vedic value for the all-around welfare of the general mass of
people. It was expected that he would be satisfied by all such activities,
but ultimately he was not satisfied.

TEXT 27

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natiprasidadd hrdayah
sarasvatyas tate Sucau

vitarkayan vivikta-stha
idam covaca dharma-vit

na—not; atiprasidat—-very much satisfied; hrdayah—at heart; sarasvatyah
—of the River Sarasvati; tate—-on the bank of; sucau—being purified;
vitarkayan—having considered; vivikta-sthah—situated in a lonely place;
idam ca—also this; uvaca—said; dharma-vit—one who knows what religion is.

TRANSLATION

Thus the sage, being dissatisfied at heart, at once began to reflect,
because he knew the essence of religion, and he said within himself:

PURPORT

The sage began to search out the cause of not being satisfied at heart.
Perfection is never attained until one is satisfied at heart. This satisfaction
of heart has to be searched out beyond matter.

TEXTS 28-29

waa fe wat oaife aeaiswa: |
aifan Feta Tet AAATAAT NRA
MATA aay safes: |
Sea TT TAN ataaiehrae U2
