138 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 4
Lord. But later speculators, in the name of Mayavadi philosophy,
unnecessarily make their commentary on the Catuhsloki Bhagavatam
without any bona fide intent.

The monistic dry speculators have no business in the Srimad-Bhagavatam
because this particular Vedic literature is forbidden for them by the
great author himself. Srila Vyasadeva has definitely forbidden persons
engaged in religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and
finally, salvation, from trying to understand Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is
not meant for them (Bhag. 1.1.2). Sripada Sridhara Svami, the great
commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam, has definitely forbidden the salva-
tionists or monists to deal in Srimad-Bhagavatam. It is not for them. Yet
such unauthorized persons perversely try to understand Srimad-
Bhagavatam, and thus they commit offense at the feet of the Lord, which
even Sripada Sankaracarya dared not do. Thus they prepare for their
continuation of miserable life. It should be particularly noted herein that
Uddhava studied the Catuhsloki Bhagavatam directly from the Lord, who
spoke them first to Brahmaji, and this time the Lord explained more con-
fidentially the self-knowledge mentioned as the paramam sthitim. Upon
learning such self-knowledge of love, Uddhava felt very much aggrieved by
feelings of separation from the Lord. Unless one is awakened to the stage
of Uddhava—everlastingly feeling the separation of the Lord in transcen-
dental love, as was exhibited by Lord Caitanya also—one cannot under-
stand the real import of the four essential verses of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
One should not indulge in the unauthorized act of twisting the meaning
and thereby putting himself on the dangerous path of offense.

TEXT 21
asé aedaeehainfiga: vat |
wey cht ae acabarST 122
so "har tad-darsanahlada
viyogartiyutah prabho
gamisye dayitarn tasya
badaryasrama-mandalam

sah aham—thus myself; tat—Ilis; darsana—audience; ahlada—pleasure;
viyoga—without that; artiyutah—afflicted by distress; prabho—my dear sir;
gamisye—shall go; dayitam—so instructed; tasya—His; badaryasrama—
Badarikasrama, in the Himalayas; mandalam—association.
