218 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 4

and dance displayed by the Lord in His rasa-lila. But without having the
Vedic knowledge one can hardly understand the transcendental nature
of the Lord’s rasa dance and music. The pure devotees of the Lord,
however, can equally relish the nectar both in the form of the profound
philosophical discourses or in the form of kissing by the Lord in the rasa
dance, as there is no mundane distinction between the two.

TEXT 25

cay UAT ANG fas |
FETAS ETAT AUN TATE RTCA: URI

etad evadtma-bhii rajan
naradaya viprechate
veda-garbho’bhyadhat saksad

yad aha harir atmanah

etat—on this matter; eva—exactly ; dtma-bhih—the first-born (Brahmaj1);
rajan—my dear King; ndradéya—unto Narada Muni; viprechate—having in-
quired about it from; veda-garbhah—one who is impregnated with Vedic
knowledge from birth; abhyadhat—apprised; s@ksat—directly; yad aha—
what he spoke; harth—the Lord; atmanah—unto His own (Brahma).

TRANSLATION

My dear King, Brahmi, the first-born, on being questioned by Narada,
exactly apprised him on this subject, as it was directly spoken by the
Lord to His own son, who is impregnated with Vedic knowledge from his
very birth.

PURPORT

As soon as Brahma was born out of the abdomenal lotus petals of
Visnu, he was impregnated with Vedic knowledge, and therefore he is
known as veda-garbha, or a Vedantist from the embryo. Without Vedic
knowledge, or perfect infallible knowledge, no one can create anything.
All scientific knowledge and perfect knowledge are Vedic. One can get
