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	''saḥ aham''~~—myself~~ (the great Brahmā); ''samāmnāya-mayaḥ''~~—in~~ the chain of disciplic succession of Vedic wisdom; ''tapaḥ-mayaḥ''~~—successfully~~ having undergone all austerities; ''prajāpatīnām''~~—of~~ all the forefathers of living entities; ''abhivanditaḥ''~~—worshipable~~; ''patiḥ''~~—master~~; ''āsthāya''~~—successfully~~ practiced; ''yogam''~~—mystic~~ powers; ''nipuṇam''~~—very~~ expert; ''samāhitaḥ''~~—self~~-realized; ''tam''~~—the~~ Supreme Lord; ''na''~~—did~~ not; ''adhyagaccham''~~—properly~~ understood; ''yataḥ''~~—from~~ whom; ''ātma''~~—self~~; ''sambhavaḥ''~~—generated~~.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=saḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 saḥ] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aham&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aham]'' — myself (the great Brahmā); ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=samāmnāya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 samāmnāya]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mayaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mayaḥ]'' — in the chain of disciplic succession of Vedic wisdom; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tapaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tapaḥ]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mayaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mayaḥ]'' — successfully having undergone all austerities; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prajāpatīnām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prajāpatīnām]'' — of all the forefathers of living entities; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=abhivanditaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 abhivanditaḥ]'' — worshipable; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=patiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 patiḥ]'' — master; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āsthāya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āsthāya]'' — successfully practiced; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yogam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yogam]'' — mystic powers; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nipuṇam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nipuṇam]'' — very expert; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=samāhitaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 samāhitaḥ]'' — self-realized; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tam]'' — the Supreme Lord; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — did not; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=adhyagaccham&tab=syno_o&ds=1 adhyagaccham]'' — properly understood; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yataḥ]'' — from whom; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ātma]'' — self; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sambhavaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sambhavaḥ]'' — generated.
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	so 'haṁ samāmnāyamayas tapomayaḥ~~<br>~~		:so 'haṁ samāmnāyamayas tapomayaḥ
	prajāpatīnām abhivanditaḥ patiḥ~~<br>~~		:prajāpatīnām abhivanditaḥ patiḥ
	āsthāya yogaṁ nipuṇaṁ samāhitas~~<br>~~		:āsthāya yogaṁ nipuṇaṁ samāhitas
	taṁ nādhyagacchaṁ yata ātma-sambhavaḥ~~<br>~~		:taṁ nādhyagacchaṁ yata ātma-sambhavaḥ
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	==== SYNONYMS ====		==== SYNONYMS ====

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	saḥ ~~aham—myself~~ (the great Brahmā); samāmnāya-~~mayaḥ—in~~ the chain of disciplic succession of Vedic wisdom; tapaḥ-~~mayaḥ—successfully~~ having undergone all austerities; ~~prajāpatīnām—of~~ all the forefathers of living entities; ~~abhivanditaḥ—worshipable~~; ~~patiḥ—master~~; ~~āsthāya—successfully~~ practiced; ~~yogam—mystic~~ powers; ~~nipuṇam—very~~ expert; ~~samāhitaḥ—self~~-realized; ~~tam—the~~ Supreme Lord; ~~na—did~~ not; ~~adhyagaccham—properly~~ understood; ~~yataḥ—from~~ whom; ~~ātma—self~~; ~~sambhavaḥ—generated~~.		''saḥ aham''—myself (the great Brahmā); ''samāmnāya-mayaḥ''—in the chain of disciplic succession of Vedic wisdom; ''tapaḥ-mayaḥ''—successfully having undergone all austerities; ''prajāpatīnām''—of all the forefathers of living entities; ''abhivanditaḥ''—worshipable; ''patiḥ''—master; ''āsthāya''—successfully practiced; ''yogam''—mystic powers; ''nipuṇam''—very expert; ''samāhitaḥ''—self-realized; ''tam''—the Supreme Lord; ''na''—did not; ''adhyagaccham''—properly understood; ''yataḥ''—from whom; ''ātma''—self; ''sambhavaḥ''—generated.
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	Although I am known as the great Brahmā, perfect in the disciplic succession of Vedic wisdom, and although I have undergone all austerities and am an expert in mystic powers and self-realization, and although I am recognized as such by the great forefathers of the living entities, who offer me respectful obeisances, still I cannot understand Him, the Lord, the very source of my birth.		Although I am known as the great Brahmā, perfect in the disciplic succession of Vedic wisdom, and although I have undergone all austerities and am an expert in mystic powers and self-realization, and although I am recognized as such by the great forefathers of the living entities, who offer me respectful obeisances, still I cannot understand Him, the Lord, the very source of my birth.
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	==== PURPORT ====		==== PURPORT ====

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	Brahmā, the greatest of all living creatures within the universe, is admitting his failure to know the Supreme Lord despite his vast learning in the Vedic wisdom, despite his austerity, penance, mystic powers and self-realization, and despite being worshiped by the great Prajāpatis, the forefathers of the living entities. So these qualifications are not sufficient to know the Supreme Lord. Brahmājī could understand the Lord to a little extent only when he was trying to serve Him by the eagerness of his heart (hṛdautkaṇṭhyavatā), which is the devotional service mood. Therefore, the Lord can be known only by the sincere mood of eagerness for service, and not by any amount of material qualification as scientist or speculative philosopher or by attainment of mystic powers. This fact is clearly corroborated in the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 18.54-55]]):		Brahmā, the greatest of all living creatures within the universe, is admitting his failure to know the Supreme Lord despite his vast learning in the Vedic wisdom, despite his austerity, penance, mystic powers and self-realization, and despite being worshiped by the great Prajāpatis, the forefathers of the living entities. So these qualifications are not sufficient to know the Supreme Lord. Brahmājī could understand the Lord to a little extent only when he was trying to serve Him by the eagerness of his heart (''hṛdautkaṇṭhyavatā''), which is the devotional service mood. Therefore, the Lord can be known only by the sincere mood of eagerness for service, and not by any amount of material qualification as scientist or speculative philosopher or by attainment of mystic powers. This fact is clearly corroborated in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' ([[BG 18.54 (1972)\|BG 18.54-55]]):

	:brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā		:brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā
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	:samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu		:samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu
	:mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām		:mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām

	:bhaktyā mām abhijānāti		:bhaktyā mām abhijānāti
	:yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ		:yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ
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	:viśate tad-anantaram		:viśate tad-anantaram

	Only self-realization, by attainment of the above high qualifications of Vedic wisdom, austerity, etc., can help one on the path of devotional service. But failing in devotional service, one remains still imperfect because even in that position of self-realization one cannot factually know the Supreme Lord. By self-realization, one is qualified to become a devotee, and the devotee, by service mood (bhaktyā) only, can gradually know the Personality of Godhead. One should not, however, misunderstand the import of viśate ("enters into") as referring to merging into the existence of the Supreme. Even in material existence, one is merged in the existence of the Lord. No materialist can disentangle self from matter, for the self is merged in the external energy of the Lord. As no layman can separate butter from milk, no one can extricate the merged self from matter by acquiring some material qualification. This viśate by devotion (bhaktyā) means to be able to participate in the association of the Lord in person. Bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord, means to become free from material entanglement and then to enter into the kingdom of God, becoming one like Him. Losing one's individuality is not the aim of bhakti-yoga or of the devotees of the Lord. There are five types of liberation, one of which is called sāyujya-mukti, or being merged into the existence or body of the Lord. The other forms of liberation maintain the individuality of the particle soul and involve being always engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The word viśate, used in the verses of the Bhagavad-gītā, is thus meant for the devotees who are not at all anxious for any kind of liberation. The devotees are satisfied simply in being engaged in the service of the Lord, regardless of the situation.		Only self-realization, by attainment of the above high qualifications of Vedic wisdom, austerity, etc., can help one on the path of devotional service. But failing in devotional service, one remains still imperfect because even in that position of self-realization one cannot factually know the Supreme Lord. By self-realization, one is qualified to become a devotee, and the devotee, by service mood (''bhaktyā'') only, can gradually know the Personality of Godhead. One should not, however, misunderstand the import of ''viśate'' ("enters into") as referring to merging into the existence of the Supreme. Even in material existence, one is merged in the existence of the Lord. No materialist can disentangle self from matter, for the self is merged in the external energy of the Lord. As no layman can separate butter from milk, no one can extricate the merged self from matter by acquiring some material qualification. This ''viśate'' by devotion (''bhaktyā'') means to be able to participate in the association of the Lord in person. ''Bhakti'', or devotional service to the Lord, means to become free from material entanglement and then to enter into the kingdom of God, becoming one like Him. Losing one's individuality is not the aim of ''bhakti-yoga'' or of the devotees of the Lord. There are five types of liberation, one of which is called ''sāyujya-mukti'', or being merged into the existence or body of the Lord. The other forms of liberation maintain the individuality of the particle soul and involve being always engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The word ''viśate'', used in the verses of the ''Bhagavad-gītā'', is thus meant for the devotees who are not at all anxious for any kind of liberation. The devotees are satisfied simply in being engaged in the service of the Lord, regardless of the situation.

	Lord Brahmā is the first living being, who directly learned the Vedic wisdom from the Lord (tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye ([[SB 1.1.1]])). Therefore, who can be a more learned Vedāntist than Lord Brahmā? He admits that in spite of his perfect knowledge in the Vedas, he was unable to know the glories of the Lord. Since no one can be more than Lord Brahmā, how can a so-called Vedāntist be perfectly cognizant of the Absolute Truth? The so-called Vedāntist, therefore, cannot enter into the existence of the Lord without being trained in the matter of bhakti-vedānta, or Vedānta plus bhakti. Vedānta means self-realization, and bhakti means realization of the Personality of Godhead, to some extent. No one can know the Personality of Godhead in full, but at least to a certain extent one can know the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, by self-surrender and a devotional attitude, and by nothing else. In the Brahma-saṁhitā also, it is said, vedeṣu durlabham, or simply by study of Vedānta one can hardly find out the existence of the Personality of Godhead, but the Lord is adurlabham ātma-bhaktau, very easily available to His devotee. Śrīla Vyāsadeva, therefore, was not satisfied simply with compiling the Vedānta-sūtras, but over and above this, by the advice of his spiritual master, Nārada, he compiled the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in order to understand the real import of Vedānta. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam therefore, is the absolute medium by which to understand the Absolute Truth.		Lord Brahmā is the first living being, who directly learned the Vedic wisdom from the Lord (''tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye'' ([[SB 1.1.1]])). Therefore, who can be a more learned Vedāntist than Lord Brahmā? He admits that in spite of his perfect knowledge in the ''Vedas'', he was unable to know the glories of the Lord. Since no one can be more than Lord Brahmā, how can a so-called Vedāntist be perfectly cognizant of the Absolute Truth? The so-called Vedāntist, therefore, cannot enter into the existence of the Lord without being trained in the matter of ''bhakti-vedānta'', or ''Vedānta'' plus ''bhakti''. ''Vedānta'' means self-realization, and ''bhakti'' means realization of the Personality of Godhead, to some extent. No one can know the Personality of Godhead in full, but at least to a certain extent one can know the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, by self-surrender and a devotional attitude, and by nothing else. In the ''Brahma-saṁhitā'' also, it is said, ''vedeṣu durlabham'', or simply by study of Vedānta one can hardly find out the existence of the Personality of Godhead, but the Lord is ''adurlabham ātma-bhaktau'', very easily available to His devotee. Śrīla Vyāsadeva, therefore, was not satisfied simply with compiling the ''Vedānta-sūtras'', but over and above this, by the advice of his spiritual master, Nārada, he compiled the ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' in order to understand the real import of ''Vedānta''. ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' therefore, is the absolute medium by which to understand the Absolute Truth.
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==== TEXT 35 ====

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so 'haṁ samāmnāyamayas tapomayaḥ<br>
prajāpatīnām abhivanditaḥ patiḥ<br>
āsthāya yogaṁ nipuṇaṁ samāhitas<br>
taṁ nādhyagacchaṁ yata ātma-sambhavaḥ<br>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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saḥ aham—myself (the great Brahmā); samāmnāya-mayaḥ—in the chain of disciplic succession of Vedic wisdom; tapaḥ-mayaḥ—successfully having undergone all austerities; prajāpatīnām—of all the forefathers of living entities; abhivanditaḥ—worshipable; patiḥ—master; āsthāya—successfully practiced; yogam—mystic powers; nipuṇam—very expert; samāhitaḥ—self-realized; tam—the Supreme Lord; na—did not; adhyagaccham—properly understood; yataḥ—from whom; ātma—self; sambhavaḥ—generated.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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Although I am known as the great Brahmā, perfect in the disciplic succession of Vedic wisdom, and although I have undergone all austerities and am an expert in mystic powers and self-realization, and although I am recognized as such by the great forefathers of the living entities, who offer me respectful obeisances, still I cannot understand Him, the Lord, the very source of my birth.
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==== PURPORT ====

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Brahmā, the greatest of all living creatures within the universe, is admitting his failure to know the Supreme Lord despite his vast learning in the Vedic wisdom, despite his austerity, penance, mystic powers and self-realization, and despite being worshiped by the great Prajāpatis, the forefathers of the living entities. So these qualifications are not sufficient to know the Supreme Lord. Brahmājī could understand the Lord to a little extent only when he was trying to serve Him by the eagerness of his heart (hṛdautkaṇṭhyavatā), which is the devotional service mood. Therefore, the Lord can be known only by the sincere mood of eagerness for service, and not by any amount of material qualification as scientist or speculative philosopher or by attainment of mystic powers. This fact is clearly corroborated in the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 18.54-55]]):

:brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā
:na śocati na kāṅkṣati
:samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu
:mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām
:bhaktyā mām abhijānāti
:yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ
:tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā
:viśate tad-anantaram

Only self-realization, by attainment of the above high qualifications of Vedic wisdom, austerity, etc., can help one on the path of devotional service. But failing in devotional service, one remains still imperfect because even in that position of self-realization one cannot factually know the Supreme Lord. By self-realization, one is qualified to become a devotee, and the devotee, by service mood (bhaktyā) only, can gradually know the Personality of Godhead. One should not, however, misunderstand the import of viśate ("enters into") as referring to merging into the existence of the Supreme. Even in material existence, one is merged in the existence of the Lord. No materialist can disentangle self from matter, for the self is merged in the external energy of the Lord. As no layman can separate butter from milk, no one can extricate the merged self from matter by acquiring some material qualification. This viśate by devotion (bhaktyā) means to be able to participate in the association of the Lord in person. Bhakti, or devotional service to the Lord, means to become free from material entanglement and then to enter into the kingdom of God, becoming one like Him. Losing one's individuality is not the aim of bhakti-yoga or of the devotees of the Lord. There are five types of liberation, one of which is called sāyujya-mukti, or being merged into the existence or body of the Lord. The other forms of liberation maintain the individuality of the particle soul and involve being always engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The word viśate, used in the verses of the Bhagavad-gītā, is thus meant for the devotees who are not at all anxious for any kind of liberation. The devotees are satisfied simply in being engaged in the service of the Lord, regardless of the situation.

Lord Brahmā is the first living being, who directly learned the Vedic wisdom from the Lord (tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye ([[SB 1.1.1]])). Therefore, who can be a more learned Vedāntist than Lord Brahmā? He admits that in spite of his perfect knowledge in the Vedas, he was unable to know the glories of the Lord. Since no one can be more than Lord Brahmā, how can a so-called Vedāntist be perfectly cognizant of the Absolute Truth? The so-called Vedāntist, therefore, cannot enter into the existence of the Lord without being trained in the matter of bhakti-vedānta, or Vedānta plus bhakti. Vedānta means self-realization, and bhakti means realization of the Personality of Godhead, to some extent. No one can know the Personality of Godhead in full, but at least to a certain extent one can know the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, by self-surrender and a devotional attitude, and by nothing else. In the Brahma-saṁhitā also, it is said, vedeṣu durlabham, or simply by study of Vedānta one can hardly find out the existence of the Personality of Godhead, but the Lord is adurlabham ātma-bhaktau, very easily available to His devotee. Śrīla Vyāsadeva, therefore, was not satisfied simply with compiling the Vedānta-sūtras, but over and above this, by the advice of his spiritual master, Nārada, he compiled the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in order to understand the real import of Vedānta. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam therefore, is the absolute medium by which to understand the Absolute Truth.
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