220 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 4

Bhdagavatam is full of narrations of the transcendental activities of the
Personality of Godhead. Although Vyasadeva was an empowered Divinity,
he still felt dissatisfaction because in none of his works were the transcen-
dental activities of the Lord properly explained. The inspiration was
infused by Sri Krsna directly in the heart of Vyasadeva, and thus he felt
the vacuum as explained above. It is definitely expressed herewith that
without transcendental loving service of the Lord, everything is void; but
in the transcendental service of the Lord everything is tangible without
any separate attempt at fruitive work or empiric philosophical speculation.

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tam abhijfiaya sahasa
pratyutthayagatarh munih

piijayamasa vidhivan
ndradam sura-piijitam

tam abhijriaya—seeing the good fortune of his (Narada’s) arrival; sahasa—
all of a sudden; pratyutthaya—getting up; agatam—arrived at; munih—
Vyasadeva; piijayamasa—worship; vidhivat—with the same respect .as is
offered to Vidhi (Brahma); néradam—to Narada; sura-pitjitam—worshiped
by the demigods.

TRANSLATION

At the auspicious arrival of Sri Narada, Sri Vyasadeva got up respect-
fully and worshiped him, giving him veneration equal to that given to
Brahmaji, the creator.

PURPORT

Vidhi means Brahma, the first created living being. He is the original
student as well as professor of the Vedas. He learned it from Sri Krsna and
taught Narada first. So Narada is the second dcarya in the line of spiritual
disciplic succession. He is the representative of Brahma, and therefore he
is respected exactly like Brahma, the father of all vidhis (regulations);
