🪷 ŚB 2.5.1

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

नारद उवाच देवदेव नमस्तेऽस्तु भूतभावन पूर्वज । तद् विजानीहि यज्ज्ञानमात्मतत्त्वनिदर्शनम् ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

nārada uvāca deva-deva namas te ’stu bhūta-bhāvana pūrvaja tad vijānīhi yaj jñānam ātma-tattva-nidarśanam
Synonyms
nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada said; deva — of all demigods; deva — the demigod; namaḥ — obeisances; te — unto you as; astu — are; bhūta-bhāvana — the generator of all living beings; pūrva-ja — the firstborn; tat vijānīhi — please explain that knowledge; yat jñānam — which knowledge; ātma-tattva — transcendental; nidarśanam — specifically directs.

Translation

Śrī Nārada Muni asked Brahmājī: O chief amongst the demigods, O firstborn living entity, I beg to offer my respectful obeisances unto you. Please tell me that transcendental knowledge which specifically directs one to the truth of the individual soul and the Supersoul.

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