Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.13.38

mayaitad uktam vo vipra

guhyam yat sankhya-yogayoh

janita magatam yajnam

yushmad-dharma-vivakshaya

SYNONYMS

maya -- by Me; etat -- this (knowledge); uktam -- has been spoken; vah -- unto you; viprah -- O brahmanas; guhyam -- confidential; yat -- which; sankhya -- of the philosophical method of distinguishing matter from spirit; yogayoh -- and the ashtanga-yoga system; janita -- please understand; ma -- Me; agatam -- who has arrived; yajnam -- as Vishnu, the Supreme Lord of sacrifice; yushmat -- your; dharma -- religious duties; vivakshaya -- with the desire to explain.

TRANSLATION

My dear brahmanas, I have now explained to you the confidential knowledge of Sankhya, by which one philosophically distinguishes matter from spirit, and of ashtanga-yoga, by which one links up with the Supreme. Please understand that I am the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu, and that I have appeared before you desiring to explain your actual religious duties.

PURPORT

To increase the faith of Lord Brahma's sons and establish the prestige of His teachings, Lord Krishna now formally identifies Himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu. As stated in Vedic literature, yajno vai vishnuh. After explaining the sankhya-and ashtanga-yoga systems, the Lord clearly answers the original question of the sages, "Who are You, sir?" Thus, Lord Brahma and his sons were enlightened by Lord Hamsa.

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