Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.32.31
इत्येतत्कथितं गुर्वि ज्ञानं तद्ब्रह्म-दर्शनम् ।
येनानुबुद्ध्यते तत्त्वं प्रकृते: पुरुषस्य च ॥ ३१ ॥
ity etat kathitaṁ gurvi
[ity etat kathitam gurvi]
jñānaṁ tad brahma-darśanam
[jnaanam tad brahma-darshanam]
yenānubuddhyate tattvaṁ
[yenaanubuddhyate tattvam]
prakṛteḥ puruṣasya ca
[prakriteh purushasya cha]
Word-for-word
iti
—
thus
etat
—
this
kathitam
—
described
gurvi
—
O respectful mother
jñānam
—
knowledge
tat
—
that
brahma
—
the Absolute Truth
darśanam
—
revealing
yena
—
by which
anubuddhyate
—
is understood
tattvam
—
the truth
prakṛteḥ
—
of matter
puruṣasya
—
of spirit
ca
—
and.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ity etat kathitaṁ gurvi
iti
thus
etat
this
kathitam
described
gurvi
O respectful mother
jñānaṁ tad brahma-darśanam
jñānam
knowledge
tat
that
brahma
the Absolute Truth
darśanam
revealing
yenānubuddhyate tattvaṁ
yena
by which
anubuddhyate
is understood
tattvam
the truth
prakṛteḥ puruṣasya ca
prakṛteḥ
of matter
puruṣasya
of spirit
ca
and.
My dear respectful mother, I have already described the path of understanding the Absolute Truth, by which one can come to understand the real truth of matter and spirit and their relationship.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O mother! In this way I have explained jñāna, realization of Brahman, by which one understands the truth concerning prakṛti and puruṣa.
Now Kapila summarizes the topic to make it easier to understand. Gurvi means “O mother!”
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Personal Guidance
Kapila tells His mother that He has now described the path of understanding the Absolute Truth — matter, spirit, and their relationship. The teaching is complete in essentials; further elaboration is unnecessary. Knowing when a teaching is complete is itself a discernment.
Reflection Questions
- Have I received enough teaching on a topic to act, or am I gathering more as avoidance?
- Where does humility require accepting that the essentials have been said?
My note
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