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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.10.2
ये च मे भगवन् पृष्टास्त्वय्यर्था बहुवित्तम ।
तान् वदस्वानुपूर्व्येण छिन्धि न: सर्वसंशयान् ॥ २ ॥
ye ca me bhagavan pṛṣṭās
tvayy arthā bahuvittama
tān vadasvānupūrvyeṇa
chindhi naḥ sarva-saṁśayān
O greatly learned one, kindly eradicate all my doubts, and let me know of all that I have inquired from you from the beginning to the end.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Vidura asks that all his doubts be removed and his questions answered from beginning to end.
He questions Maitreya because he is confident that Maitreya is qualified to answer. One must have confidence in the qualifications of one’s spiritual teacher.
Specific spiritual inquiries should not be brought to an unqualified person. Imaginative answers to such questions simply waste time.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Mystery → Cosmic wonder. The origin of the world is revealed through inquiry and divine grace.
Chapters 5–12 of Canto 3: Creation and Brahmā's bewilderment. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Maitreya explains the divisions of creation and Brahmā’s preparation of planetary homes for living entities.
Back to this verse in chapter 3.10Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10
Jñāna · Spiritual insight
Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 3.10
In this verse: “inquired”, “inquiries”
Karuṇā · Compassion
Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 3.10
In this verse: “kindly”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What gives you confidence that someone is qualified to answer your spiritual questions?
Write one spiritual doubt clearly, and identify a qualified teacher to whom you could bring it.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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