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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.5.3

जिज्ञासितं सुसम्पन्नमपि ते महदद्भ‍ुतम् । कृतवान् भारतं यस्त्वं सर्वार्थपरिबृंहितम् ॥ ३ ॥
jijñāsitaṁ susampannam
[jijnaasitam susampannam]
api te mahad-adbhutam
[api te mahad-adbhutam]
kṛtavān bhārataṁ yas tvaṁ
[kritavaan bhaaratam yas tvam]
sarvārtha-paribṛṁhitam
[sarvaartha-paribrimhitam]
Word-for-word
jijñāsitam — fully inquired susampannam — well versed api — in spite of te — your mahat-adbhutam — great and wonderful kṛtavān — prepared bhāratam — the Mahābhārata yaḥ tvam — what you have done sarva-artha — including all sequences paribṛṁhitam — elaborately explained.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
jijñāsitaṁ susampannam
jijñāsitam
fully inquired
susampannam
well versed
api te mahad-adbhutam
api
in spite of
te
your
mahat-adbhutam
great and wonderful
kṛtavān bhārataṁ yas tvaṁ
kṛtavān
prepared
bhāratam
the Mahābhārata
yaḥ tvam
what you have done
sarvārtha-paribṛṁhitam
sarva-artha
including all sequences
paribṛṁhitam
elaborately explained.
Your inquiries were full and your studies were also well fulfilled, and there is no doubt that you have prepared a great and wonderful work, the Mahābhārata, which is full of all kinds of Vedic sequences elaborately explained.
Purport

The despondency of Vyāsadeva was certainly not due to his lack of sufficient knowledge because as a student he had fully inquired about the Vedic literatures, as a result of which the Mahābhārata is compiled with full explanation of the Vedas.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
You wrote the most astonishing Mahābhārata, complete with all instructions on artha, dharma, kāma and mokṣa. All that one desires to know is presented perfectly in this work.
Commentary

You cannot say that the source of your dissatisfaction is lack of scriptural knowledge, because you wrote the Mahābhārata.

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Personal Guidance
Nārada acknowledges Vyāsa's full inquiry and the Mahābhārata's quality before raising a concern. Real critique begins with honest praise — it earns the right to point out what's missing.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose work am I about to critique without first honoring what's good in it?
  • How do I make sure my praise is real and not just a setup for the criticism?
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