290 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 7

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yajfiasya ca vitanani
yogasya ca pathah prabho
naiskarmyasya ca sankhyasya
tantram va bhagavat-smrtam

yajfiasya—of sacrifices; ca—also; vitanani—expansions; yogasya—of the
mystic powers; ca— also; pathah— ways; prabho—O my lord;naiskarmyasya
—of knowledge; ca—and; sankhyasya—of analytical studies; tantram—the
path of devotional service; va—as well as; bhagavat—in relation with the
Personality of Godhead; smrtam—regulative principles.

TRANSLATION

Please also describe the expansions of different sacrifices and the paths
of mystic powers, analytical study of knowledge, and devotional service,
all with their respective regulations.

PURPORT

The word tantram is significant herein. Sometimes tantram is mis-
understood to be the black spiritual science of materialistic persons
engaged in sense gratification, but here tantram means the science of
devotional service compiled by Srila Narada Muni. One can take advantage
of such regulative explanations of the path of devotional service and make
progressive advancement in the devotional service of the Lord. Sankhya
-philosophy is the basic principle of acquiring knowledge, as will be
explained by the sage Maitreya. The Sankhya philosophy enunciated by
Kapiladeva, the son of Devahiti, is the real source of knowledge about the
Supreme Truth. Knowledge not based on the Sankhya philosophy is
mental speculation and can yield no tangible profit.

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pasanda-patha-vaisamyam
pratiloma-nivesanam
