198 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 15
svddhydye ‘nye pravacane
kecana jnana-yogayoh
Sri-na@radah uvdca—Narada Muni said; karma-nisthah—attached to
ritualistic ceremonies (according to one’s social status as a brahmana,
ksatriya, vaisya or Sidra); dvi-jah—the twiceborn (especially the
bréhmanas); kecit—some; tapah-nisthah—very much attached to
austerities and penances; nrpa—O King; apare—others; suadhyaye—in
studying Vedic literature; anye—others; pravacane—delivering
speeches on Vedic literature; kecana—some; jridna-yogayoh—in cultur-
ing knowledge and practicing bhakti-yoga.
TRANSLATION
Narada Muni continued: My dear King, some brahmanas are
very much attached to fruitive activities, some are attached to
austerities and penances, and still others study the Vedic literature,
whereas some, although very few, cultivate knowledge and prac-
tice different yogas, especially bhakti-yoga.
TEXT 2
STAs ah BHATTI TT |
be
QF ay aeATT AURA TT TATE: 12 I
jfidna-nisthaya deyani
kavydny dnantyam icchata
daive ca tad-abhave syad
itarebhyo yatharhatah
jnana-nisthaya—to the impersonalist or the transcendentalist desiring
to merge into the Supreme; deydni—to be given in charity; kavyani—
ingredients offered to the forefathers as oblations; dnantyam—libera-
tion from material bondage; icchata—by a person desiring; daive—the
ingredients to be offered to the demigods; ca—also; tat-abhdve—in the
absence of such advanced transcendentalists; syat—it should be done;
itarebhyah—to others (namely, those addicted to fruitive activities);
yatha-arhatah—comparatively or with discrimination.
