Text 31] Narada’s Instructions on Srimad Bhagavatam 265

that long, long ago, the instruction was imparted to Arjuna, the same was
instructed to the sun-god, and in course of time, the same instruction,
being wrongly handled and being broken, was again reinstructed to Arjuna
because he was His perfect devotee and friend. Therefore, the instruction
of the Lord can be understood by the devotees only and no one else. The
impersonalist, who has no idea of the transcendental form of the Lord,
cannot understand this most confidential message of the Lord. The word
“most confidential” is significant here because knowledge of devotional
service is far, far above knowledge of impersonal Brahman. Jidnam means
ordinary knowledge or any branch of knowledge. This knowledge develops
up to the knowledge of impersonal Brahman. Above this, when it is
partially mixed with devotion, such knowledge develops to knowledge of
Paramatma, or the all-pervading Godhead. This is more confidential. But
when such knowledge is turned into pure devotional service and the con-
fidential part of transcendental knowledge is attained, it is called the most
confidential knowledge. This most confidential knowledge was imparted
by the Lord to Brahma, Arjuna, Uddhava, ete.

TEXT 31

Wa AT Te jaa: |
 MTaaae Ft Tear TIT 132

yenaivaham bhagavato
vasudevasya vedhasah

mayanubhavam avidam
yena gacchanti tat-padam

yena—by which; eva—certainly; aham—I; bhagavatah—of the Person-
ality of Godhead; vasudevasya—of Lord Sri Krsna; vedhasah—of the su-
preme creator; mayda—energy ; anubhavam—influence; avidam—easily under-
stood; yena—by which; gacchanti—they go; tat-padam—at the lotus feet of
the Lord.
TRANSLATION

By that confidential knowledge, I could understand clearly the in-
fluence of the energy of Lord Sri Krsna, the creator, maintainer and
annihilator of everything, and knowing that, I could return to Him and
personally meet Him.
