SB 11.29.23
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 23
- eṣa te 'bhihitaḥ kṛtsno
- brahma-vādasya saṅgrahaḥ
- samāsa-vyāsa-vidhinā
- devānām api durgamaḥ
SYNONYMS
eṣaḥ — this; te — unto you; abhihitaḥ — has been described; kṛtsnaḥ — completely; brahma-vādasya — of the science of the Absolute Truth; saṅgrahaḥ — the survey; samāsa — in brief; vyāsa — in detail; vidhinā — by both means; devānām — for the demigods; api — even; durgamaḥ — inaccessible.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Thus have I related to you—both in brief and in detail—a complete survey of the science of the Absolute Truth. Even for the demigods, this science is very difficult to comprehend.
PURPORT
The word devānām indicates those living beings in the mode of goodness (such as demigods, saints and pious philosophers) who nevertheless cannot understand the Absolute Truth because they lack full surrender to the Personality of Godhead.