CC Madhya 25.123 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 123
- etāvad eva jijñāsyaṁ
- tattva-jijñāsunātmanaḥ
- anvaya-vyatirekābhyāṁ
- yat syāt sarvatra sarvadā
SYNONYMS
etāvat — up to this; eva — certainly; jijñāsyam — to be inquired about; tattva — of the Absolute Truth; jijñāsunā — by the student; ātmanaḥ — of the self; anvaya — directly; vyatirekābhyām — and indirectly; yat — whatever; syāt — it may be; sarvatra — everywhere; sarvadā — always.
TRANSLATION
"'A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it to know about the all-pervading truth.
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.9.36). It is the fourth verse of the catuḥ-ślokī. For an explanation see Adi-līlā, Chapter One, text 56.