Text 8] Narada’s Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam 229
PURPORT
Transcendental realization, pious activities, worshiping the_ Deities,
charity, mercifulness, nonviolence and studying the scriptures under
strict disciplinary regulations are always helpful.
TEXT 8
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waa | Tat AAAS |
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FTA A TAT AY TET fae AN < Il
§ri narada uvaca
bhavatanudita-prayam
yaso bhagavato’malam
yenaivasau na tusyeta
manye tad-darsanam khilam
$ri naradah— Sri Narada; uvaca—said; bhavata—by you; anudita-prayam—
almost not praised; yasah—glories; bhagavatah—of the Personality of God-
head; amalam—spotless; yena—by which; iva—certainly; asau—He, the Per-
sonality of Godhead; na—does not; tusyeta—be pleased; manye—I think;
tat—that; darsanam—philosophy; khilam—inferior.
TRANSLATION
Sti Narada said: You have not actually broadcast the sublime and
spotless glories of the Personality of Godhead. That philosophy which
does not satisfy the transcendental senses of the Lord is considered
worthless. ;
PURPORT
The eternal relation of an individual soul with the Supreme Soul
Personality of Godhead is constitutionally one of being the eternal servitor
of the eternal master. The Lord has expanded Himself as living beings in
order to accept loving service from them, and this alone can satisfy both
the Lord and the living beings. A scholar like Vyasadeva has completed
many expansions of the Vedic literatures, ending with the Vedanta
