218 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 4

tathapi bata me daihyo
hy atma caivatmand vibhuh
asampanna ivabhati
brahma-varcasya-sattamah

tathapi—although; bata—defect; me—mine; daihyah—situated in the
body; hi—certainly ; dtma—living being; ca—and; eva—even; atmana—myself;
vibhuh—sufficient; asampannah—wanting in; iva abhati—it appears to be;
brahma-varcasya—of the Vedantists; sattamah—the supreme.

TRANSLATION

I am feeling incomplete, though I myself am fully equipped with
everything required by the Vedas.

PURPORT

Undoubtedly Srila Vyasadeva was complete in all the details of Vedic
achievements. Purification of the living being submerged in matter is made
possible by the prescribed activities in the Vedas, but the ultimate achieve-
ment is different. Unless it is attained, the living being, even though fully
equipped, cannot be situated in the transcendentally normal stage. Srila
Vyasadeva appeared to have lost the clue and therefore felt dissatisfaction.

TEXT 31

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kim va bhagavata dharma
na prayena nirupitah

priyah paramahamsanam
ta eva hy acyuta-priyah

kim va—or; bhagavatah dharmah-— devotional activities of the living
beings; na—not; prayena—almost; niriipitah—directed; priyah— dear;
paramahamsanam—of the perfect beings; te eva—that also; hi—certainly;
acyuta—the infallible; priyah— attractive.
