🪷 ŚB 11.21.35

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

Sanskrit

वेदा ब्रह्मात्मविषयास्‍त्रिकाण्डविषया इमे । परोक्षवादा ऋषय: परोक्षं मम च प्रियम् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

vedā brahmātma-viṣayās tri-kāṇḍa-viṣayā ime parokṣa-vādā ṛṣayaḥ parokṣaṁ mama ca priyam
Synonyms
vedāḥ — the Vedas; brahma-ātma — the understanding that the soul is pure spirit; viṣayāḥ — having as their subject matter; tri-kāṇḍa-viṣayāḥ — divided into three sections (which represent fruitive work, worship of demigods and realization of the Absolute Truth); ime — these; parokṣa-vādāḥ — speaking esoterically; ṛṣayaḥ — the Vedic authorities; parokṣam — indirect explanation; mama — to Me; ca — also; priyam — dear.

Translation

The Vedas, divided into three divisions, ultimately reveal the living entity as pure spirit soul. The Vedic seers and mantras, however, deal in esoteric terms, and I also am pleased by such confidential descriptions.

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