Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.87.3

saishā hy upanishad brāhmī

pūrveśām pūrva-jair dhritā

śrraddhayā dhārayed yas tām

kshemam gacched akiñcanah

SYNONYMS

sā eshā — this same; hi — indeed; upanishat — Upanishad, confidential spiritual doctrine; brāhmī — related to the Absolute Truth; pūrveshām — of our predecessors (such as Nārada); pūrva-jaih — by the predecessors (such as Sanaka); dhrita — meditated upon; śraddhayā — with faith; dhārayet — meditates; yah — whoever; tām — upon it; kshemam — ultimate success; gacchet — will attain; akiñcanah — free from material connection.

TRANSLATION

Those who came before even our ancient predecessors meditated upon this same confidential knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Indeed, anyone who faithfully concentrates on this knowledge will become free from material attachments and attain the final goal of life.

PURPORT

This confidential knowledge concerning the Absolute Truth should not be doubted, since it has been passed down through authoritative lines of learned sages from time immemorial. One who cultivates the science of the Supreme with reverence, avoiding the distractions of fruitive rituals and mental speculation, will learn to give up the false designations of material body and mundane society, and thus he will become eligible for perfection.

In the opinion of Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the first two verses of this chapter can be considered an Upanishad on the topic of Brahman. Śukadeva Gosvāmī here disclaims authorship on the grounds that this Upanishad was spoken previously by Nārada Muni, who himself heard it from Sanaka Kumāra.

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