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| Canto 1: Creation | Chapter 6: Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.6.2
bhikshubhir vipravasite
vijñānādeshtribhis tava
vartamāno vayasy ādye
SYNONYMS
vyāsah uvāca — Śrī Vyāsadeva said; bhikshubhih — by the great mendicants; vipravasite — having departed for other places; vijñāna — scientific knowledge in transcendence; ādeshtribhih — those who had instructed; tava — of your; vartamānah — present; vayasi — of the duration of life; ādye — before the beginning of; tatah — after that; kim — what; akarot — did; bhavān — your good self.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Vyāsadeva said: What did you [Nārada] do after the departure of the great sages who had instructed you in scientific transcendental knowledge before the beginning of your present birth?
PURPORT
Vyāsadeva himself was the disciple of Nāradajī, and therefore it was natural to be anxious to hear what Nārada did after initiation from the spiritual masters. He wanted to follow in Nārada's footsteps in order to attain to the same perfect stage of life. This desire to inquire from the spiritual master is an essential factor to the progressive path. This process is technically known as sad-dharma-pricchā.
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