Canto 1: CreationChapter 4: The Appearance of Sri Narada

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.4.27

natiprasidad dhrdayah

sarasvatyas tate sucau

vitarkayan vivikta-stha

idam covaca dharma-vit

SYNONYMS

na -- not; atiprasidat -- very much satisfied; hrdayah -- at heart; sarasvatyah -- of the River Sarasvati; tate -- on the bank of; sucau -- being purified; vitarkayan -- having considered; vivikta-sthah -- situated in a lonely place; idam ca -- also this; uvaca -- said; dharma-vit -- one who knows what religion is.

TRANSLATION

Thus the sage, being dissatisfied at heart, at once began to reflect, because he knew the essence of religion, and he said within himself:

PURPORT

The sage began to search out the cause of not being satisfied at heart. Perfection is never attained until one is satisfied at heart. This satisfaction of heart has to be searched out beyond matter.

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