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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.5.6

स वै भवान् वेद समस्तगुह्य- मुपासितो यत्पुरुष: पुराण: । परावरेशो मनसैव विश्वं सृजत्यवत्यत्ति गुणैरसङ्ग: ॥ ६ ॥
sa vai bhavān veda samasta-guhyam
[sa vai bhavaan veda samasta-guhyam]
upāsito yat puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ
[upaasito yat purushah puraanah]
parāvareśo manasaiva viśvaṁ
[paraavaresho manasaiva vishvam]
sṛjaty avaty atti guṇair asaṅgaḥ
[srijaty avaty atti gunair asangah]
Word-for-word
saḥ — thus vai — certainly bhavān — yourself veda — know samasta — all-inclusive guhyam — confidential upāsitaḥ — devotee of yat — because puruṣaḥ — the Personality of Godhead purāṇaḥ — the oldest para-avara-īśaḥ — the controller of the material and spiritual worlds manasā — mind eva — only viśvam — the universe sṛjati — creates avati atti — annihilates guṇaiḥ — by the qualitative matter asaṅgaḥ — unattached.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa vai bhavān veda samasta-guhyam
saḥ
thus
vai
certainly
bhavān
yourself
veda
know
samasta
all-inclusive
guhyam
confidential
upāsito yat puruṣaḥ purāṇaḥ
upāsitaḥ
devotee of
yat
because
puruṣaḥ
the Personality of Godhead
purāṇaḥ
the oldest
parāvareśo manasaiva viśvaṁ
para-avara-īśaḥ
the controller of the material and spiritual worlds
manasā
mind
eva
only
viśvam
the universe
sṛjaty avaty atti guṇair asaṅgaḥ
sṛjati
creates
avati atti
annihilates
guṇaiḥ
by the qualitative matter
asaṅgaḥ
unattached.
My lord! Everything that is mysterious is known to you because you worship the creator and destroyer of the material world and the maintainer of the spiritual world, the original Personality of Godhead, who is transcendental to the three modes of material nature.
Purport

A person who is cent-percent engaged in the service of the Lord is the emblem of all knowledge. Such a devotee of the Lord in full perfection of devotional service is also perfect by the qualification of the Personality of Godhead. As such, the eightfold perfections of mystic power ( aṣṭa-siddhi ) constitute very little of his godly opulence. A devotee like Nārada can act wonderfully by his spiritual perfection, which every individual is trying to attain. Śrīla Nārada is a cent-percent perfect living being, although not equal to the Personality of Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord is also you since you are an avatāra of the Lord. Certainly you know all secrets, because you worship the original person, the lord of cause and effect, who, remaining unaffected, creates, maintains and destroys the universe along with the guṇas by his will alone.
Commentary

You have described me as the son of Parāśara, with a great lineage, with knowledge of the four Vedas and realization of brahman. But you are the son of Brahmā, omniscient (agādha-bodham), and worshipper of the Supreme Lord. In all ways you thus surpass me! That is understood when Vyāsa says “You worship the Supreme Lord (purāṇaḥ puruṣaḥ upāsitaḥ).” The words starting with parāvareśaḥ (lord of cause and effect) further describe that Supreme Lord. That Lord (saḥ) is certainly (vai) you (bhavān), since you, Nārada, are an avatāra of the Lord. Therefore you know the whole secret and the secret behind all things (samasta-guhyam).

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Personal Guidance
Vyāsa addresses Nārada with full recognition of his standing in the divine economy — worshiper of the original Lord, beyond the three modes. Naming someone's actual spiritual position helps real teaching to flow.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose true spiritual standing have I never quite named, even to myself?
  • How might my receptivity change if I addressed teachers as Vyāsa addresses Nārada?
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