142 Srimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 3, Ch. 4
TEXT 25
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vidura uvaca
Jianam param svatma-rahah-prakasam
yad aha yogesvara isvaras te
vaktum bhavan no ’rhati yadd hi visnor
bhrtyah sva-bhrtyartha-krtas caranti
vidurah uvaca— Vidura said; jianam—knowledge; param—transcendental;
sva-atma—regarding the self;rahah—mystery; prakasam—enlightening; yat—
that which; aha—said; yoga-isvarah—the master of all mystics; isvarah—the
Lord; te—unto you; vaktum—to narrate; bhavan—your good self;nah—unto
me; arhati—deserve; yat—for; hi—reason of; visnoh—of Lord Visnu;
bhrtyah—servants; sva-bhrtyartha-krtah—for the interest of their servants;
caranti— lo wonder.
TRANSLATION
Vidura said: O Uddhava, because the servants of Visnu, the Lord,
wander in the interest. of serving others, it is quite fit that you kindly
describe the self-knowledge with which you have been enlightened by the
Lord Himself.
PURPORT
The servants of the Lord are actually the servants of society. They have
no interest in human society other than to enlighten it in transcendental
knowledge; they are interested in imparting knowledge of the relationship
of the living being with the Supreme Lord, the activities in that transcen-
dental relationship, and the ultimate goal of human life. That is the real
knowledge which can help society achieve the real aim of human welfare.
Knowledge in the matter of the bodily necessities of eating, sleeping, mat-
ing and fearing, transformed into various branches of advancement of
knowledge, is all temporary. A living being is not the material body but an
eternal part and parcel of the Supreme Being, and thus revival of his self-
