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Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: सूत उवाचनमस्कृत्य गुरून् वक्ष्ये विभूतीर्वैष्णवीरपि ।या: प्रोक्ता वेदतन्त्राभ्यामाचार्यै: पद्मजादिभि: ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: sūta uvācanamaskṛtya gurūn vakṣyevibhūtīr vaiṣṇavīr apiyāḥ proktā veda-tantrābhyāmācāryaiḥ padmajādibhiḥ Translation: Sūta Gosvāmī said: Offering obeisances to my spiritual masters, I shall repeat to you the description of the opulences of Lord Viṣṇu given in the Vedas and tantras by great authorities, beginning from lotus-born Brahmā. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: अत्र ब्रह्म परं गुह्यं जगत: प्रभवाप्ययम् ।ज्ञानं च तदुपाख्यानं प्रोक्तं विज्ञानसंयुतम् ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: atra brahma paraṁ guhyaṁjagataḥ prabhavāpyayamjñānaṁ ca tad-upākhyānaṁproktaṁ vijñāna-saṁyutam Translation: This literature describes the mystery of the Supreme Absolute Truth, the source of the creation and annihilation of this universe. Also presented are divine knowledge of Him together with the process of its cultivation, and the transcendental realization one achieves....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: शिशुनागस्ततो भाव्य: काकवर्णस्तु तत्सुत: ।क्षेमधर्मा तस्य सुत: क्षेत्रज्ञ: क्षेमधर्मज: ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: śiśunāgas tato bhāvyaḥkākavarṇas tu tat-sutaḥkṣemadharmā tasya sutaḥkṣetrajñaḥ kṣemadharma-jaḥ Translation: Nandivardhana will have a son named Śiśunāga, and his son will be known as Kākavarṇa. The son of Kākavarṇa will be Kṣemadharmā, and the son of Kṣemadharmā will be Kṣetrajña. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: लिङ्गमेवाश्रमख्यातावन्योन्यापत्तिकारणम् ।अवृत्त्या न्यायदौर्बल्यं पाण्डित्ये चापलं वच: ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: liṅgam evāśrama-khyātāvanyonyāpatti-kāraṇamavṛttyā nyāya-daurbalyaṁpāṇḍitye cāpalaṁ vacaḥ Translation: A person’s spiritual position will be ascertained merely according to external symbols, and on that same basis people will change from one spiritual order to the next. A person’s propriety will be seriously questioned if he does not earn a good living. And one who is very clever at juggling words will be considered a learned scholar....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: एष नैमित्तिक: प्रोक्त: प्रलयो यत्र विश्वसृक् ।शेतेऽनन्तासनो विश्वमात्मसात्कृत्य चात्मभू: ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: eṣa naimittikaḥ proktaḥpralayo yatra viśva-sṛkśete ’nantāsano viśvamātmasāt-kṛtya cātma-bhūḥ Translation: This is called the naimittika, or occasional, annihilation, during which the original creator, Lord Nārāyaṇa, lies down upon the bed of Ananta Śeṣa and absorbs the entire universe within Himself while Lord Brahmā sleeps. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: स्वप्ने यथा शिरश्छेदं पञ्चत्वाद्यात्मन: स्वयम् ।यस्मात् पश्यति देहस्य तत आत्मा ह्यजोऽमर: ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: svapne yathā śiraś-chedaṁpañcatvādy ātmanaḥ svayamyasmāt paśyati dehasyatata ātmā hy ajo ’maraḥ Translation: In a dream one can see his own head being cut off and thus understand that his actual self is standing apart from the dream experience. Similarly, while awake one can see that his body is a product of the five material elements....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: पुराणसंहितामेतामश्रौष्म भवतो वयम् ।यस्यां खलूत्तम:श्लोको भगवाननुवर्ण्यते ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: purāṇa-saṁhitām etāmaśrauṣma bhavato vayamyasyāṁ khalūttamaḥ-ślokobhagavān anuvarṇyate Translation: I have heard from you this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is the perfect summary of all the Purāṇas and which perfectly describes the Supreme Lord, Uttamaḥśloka. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: नक्षत्रकल्प: शान्तिश्च कश्यपाङ्गिरसादय: ।एते आथर्वणाचार्या: श‍ृणु पौराणिकान् मुने ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: nakṣatrakalpaḥ śāntiś cakaśyapāṅgirasādayaḥete ātharvaṇācāryāḥśṛṇu paurāṇikān mune Translation: Nakṣatrakalpa, Śāntikalpa, Kaśyapa, Āṅgirasa and others were also among the ācāryas of the Atharva Veda. Now, O sage, listen as I name the authorities on Purāṇic literature. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: श्रीऋषिरुवाचजितं ते देवदेवेश प्रपन्नार्तिहराच्युत ।वरेणैतावतालं नो यद् भवान् समद‍ृश्यत ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-ṛṣir uvācajitaṁ te deva-deveśaprapannārti-harācyutavareṇaitāvatālaṁ noyad bhavān samadṛśyata Translation: The sage said: O Lord of lords, all glories to You! O Lord Acyuta, You remove all distress for the devotees who surrender unto You. That you have allowed me to see You is all the benediction I want....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: गूढश्चरसि भूतात्मा भूतानां भूतभावन ।न त्वां पश्यन्ति भूतानि पश्यन्तं मोहितानि ते ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: gūḍhaś carasi bhūtātmābhūtānāṁ bhūta-bhāvanana tvāṁ paśyanti bhūtānipaśyantaṁ mohitāni te Translation: O my Lord, maintainer of all, although You are the Supersoul of the living entities, You remain hidden. Thus being bewildered by You, the living entities cannot see You, although You are seeing them. Purport: The Lord exists as the Supersoul within everything....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: ग्रीष्मे तप्येत पञ्चाग्नीन् वर्षास्वासारषाड्‍जले ।आकण्ठमग्न: शिशिर एवंवृत्तस्तपश्चरेत् ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: grīṣme tapyeta pañcāgnīnvarṣāsv āsāra-ṣāḍ jaleākaṇtha-magnaḥ śiśiraevaṁ vṛttas tapaś caret Translation: Thus engaged as a vānaprastha, one should execute penance during the hottest summer days by subjecting oneself to burning fires on four sides and the blazing sun overhead; during the rainy season one should remain outside, subjecting oneself to torrents of rain; and in the freezing winter one should remain submerged in water up to one’s neck....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: तपस्तीर्थं जपो दानं पवित्राणीतराणि च ।नालं कुर्वन्ति तां सिद्धिं या ज्ञानकलया कृता ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: tapas tīrthaṁ japo dānaṁpavitrāṇītarāṇi canālaṁ kurvanti tāṁ siddhiṁyā jñāna-kalayā kṛtā Translation: That perfection which is produced by a small fraction of spiritual knowledge cannot be duplicated by performing austerities, visiting holy places, chanting silent prayers, giving in charity or engaging in other pious activities....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: पितृदेवमनुष्याणां वेदश्चक्षुस्तवेश्वर ।श्रेयस्त्वनुपलब्धेऽर्थे साध्यसाधनयोरपि ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: pitṛ-deva-manuṣyānāṁvedaś cakṣus taveśvaraśreyas tv anupalabdhe ’rthesādhya-sādhanayor api Translation: My dear Lord, to understand those things beyond direct experience — such as spiritual liberation or the attainment of heaven and similar material enjoyments — and in general to understand the means and end of all things, it is imperative that the forefathers, demigods and human beings consult the Vedic literatures, for these literatures, being Your own laws, constitute the highest evidence and revelation....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: दर्शितोऽयं मयाचारो धर्ममुद्वहतां धुरम् ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: darśito ’yaṁ mayācārodharmam udvahatāṁ dhuram Translation: I have revealed this way of life for those bearing the burden of mundane religious principles. Purport: Ordinary religious principles, prescribing innumerable rules, regulations and prohibitions, are undoubtedly a great burden for those bereft of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In the First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.1.11) it is stated, bhūrīṇi bhūri-karmāṇi śrotavyāni vibhāgaśaḥ: there are countless religious scriptures in the world prescribing countless religious duties....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4 Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाचयुक्तं च सन्ति सर्वत्र भाषन्ते ब्राह्मणा यथा ।मायां मदीयामुद्गृह्य वदतां किं नु दुर्घटम् ॥ ४ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-bhagavān uvācayuktaṁ ca santi sarvatrabhāṣante brāhmaṇā yathāmāyāṁ madīyām udgṛhyavadatāṁ kiṁ nu durghaṭam Translation: Lord Kṛṣṇa replied: Because all material elements are present everywhere, it is reasonable that different learned brāhmaṇas have analyzed them in different ways. All such philosophers spoke under the shelter of My mystic potency, and thus they could say anything without contradicting the truth....