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The supreme lord Vyāsa, merciful to the most fallen, thus divided the Vedas so that they could be understood by the foolish.
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- Varṇāśrama-dharma of the human being, which does not produce attraction for topics of the Lord, is only wasted effort.
- O best of the brāhmaṇas! The complete perfection of dharma, according to divisions of varṇāśrama by men, is pleasing the Lord.
- Who will not develop attraction for topics of the Lord, remembrance of whom, like a sword, will cut the knots of karma?
- Ignorance is cut and all doubts are destroyed. On seeing the Lord in the mind and with the eyes, all karmas are destroyed.
- Thus the wise constantly perform bhakti - which gives joy to the mind - to Lord Kṛṣṇa with great joy.
- Therefore the ancient sages worshipped Supreme Lord, beyond the material senses, composed of viśuddha-sattva. Those who follow the sages attain liberation in this world.
- naimiṣīyopākhyāne janma-guhyaṁ nāma
- First of all, the supreme lord accepted the form of the eternal first puruṣa full like the moon for creating the universes from mahā-tattva and other elements.
- Garbhodakaśāyī first made his appearance in the Kumāras. Becoming brāhmaṇas, they undertook continuous, severe vows of brahmacarya.
- Secondly the lord of sacrifice, lifting up the earth from Rasātala, for its welfare, took the form of the boar.
- Being requested by Anasūyā, the wife of Atri, the Lord became her son as Dattātreya and taught knowledge of the soul to Alarka, Prahlāda and others.
- Taking the form of Vāmana as fifteenth avatāra, the Lord went to sacrifice of Bali, begging three steps of land, but desiring to steal the heavenly kingdom from him.
- The Lord, taking the divine human form of Rāma, performed brave actions such as controlling the ocean with a desire to help the devatās.
- At the junction of the yugas when the kings are almost criminal, the Lord of the universe Kalki will be born as the son of Viṣṇu-yaśas.
- All sages, Manus, devatās, powerful humans (sons of Manu) along with Brahmā’s sons are also considered to be vibhūtis of the Lord.
- The pure person who chants with devotion the glories of the Lord’s appearance, which is mysterious, becomes free from all sorrows.
- When the gross and subtle material forms, which are impositions on the soul in ignorance, are removed by the realization of the devotees, one can realize brahman.
- ukadeva spoke it (the Bhāgavatam) to King Parīkṣit, who was surrounded by great sages, as he sat fasting till death on the bank of the Gaṅgā.
- atha caturtho ’dhyāyaḥ
- In which yuga, in what place, and for what reason did the sage Vyāsa write this work? Who inspired him to write this work?
- How did the conversation of Parīkṣit with Śukadeva arise, through which this Vaiṣṇava scripture appeared?
- The great devotee would wait in the houses of married couples only as long as it took to milk a cow, purifying the inhabitants by giving spiritual benefit.
- Please explain to us whatever I have asked you on this subject. I think that you are most capable of explaining all subjects, except some portions of the Veda.
- Vyāsa was born in the womb of Satyavatī as a portion of the Lord when the third part of Dvāpara-yuga arrived in the passing of yugas.
- Each of these sages divided up his Veda into many divisions and these Vedas then developed branches as they were passed on to disciples, grand-disciples and great-grand-disciples.
- The supreme lord Vyāsa, merciful to the most fallen, thus divided the Vedas so that they could be understood by the foolish.
- Perhaps the path of bhakti pleasing to the most elevated devotees has not been sufficiently described. And the elevated devotees alone are dear to the Lord.
- As Vyāsa was lamenting, considering himself most vile, Nārada approached the hermitage, which was previously described.
- Understanding that Nārada, worshipped by the Devatās, had suddenly arrived, Vyāsa worshipped him as if he were Brahmā.
- You have also investigated and realized the brahman which is eternal. Then why should you lament that you have been unsuccessful?
- By this knowledge I understood the influence of the spiritual and material energies of the creator Lord Vāsudeva. By this understanding the devotees attain the Lord’s abode.
- The substance by which a living being’s disease arises and which does not cure the disease, when combined with other substances in a medicine, destroys the disease.
- That jñāna which arises from karma, which is pleasing to the Lord because of being offered to him, is endowed with bhakti.
- I offer respects to you, Bhagavān Kṛsṇa. Let us respect Vāsudeva, Pradyumna, Aniruddha and Saṇkarṣaṇa (Balarāma) in our minds.
- Using this mantra indicating the four forms, one worships the deity who is the subject of the dhyāna-mantra, the Lord worthy of worship. That person is worthy of being seen.
- O brāhmana! The Lord, knowing that I had undertaken the highest instructions given by him, gave me realization of himself, then powerful siddhis, and finally prema for him.
- vyāsa-nārada-saṁvādo nāma
- When the mendicant teachers who had given me knowledge left, even though I was of young age, I did as they instructed.
- Considering that her death was the mercy of the Lord who is concerned for the welfare of his devotees, I departed immediately for the north.
- Senses and body exhausted, thirsty and hungry, after bathing in a pool of a river, I performed ācamana and took rest.
- In that desolate forest, sitting at the base of a pippala tree, I concentrated by my intelligence on Paramātmā situated within my mind, as I had been taught.
- As I endeavored to see him in that lonely place the Lord, inexpressible by words, then spoke to me with affectionate words, which removed my grief.
- Oh! In this body you will not be able to see me again. But lax practitioners who still have some contamination cannot see me at all.
- By serving the devotees for even a short time, your intelligence became firmly fixed in Me. When you give up this body of low birth, you will become my associate.
- At the end of thousand yuga cycles, Brahmā awoke and Marīci, other sages and I appeared from the senses of Brahmā, who desired to create the universe again.
- With continuous worship of the Lord, by the grace of Mahā-viṣṇu, I travel outside and inside the universe with no obstacles at all.
- When I sing his glories, the Lord who makes any place that he touches holy, and who is attracted to those who sing his glories, quickly appears in my heart, as if being called.
- atha saptamo ’dhyāyaḥ
- Oh Sūta! When Nārada departed, what did the powerful Vyāsa do, having heard the advice of Nārada?
- And Vyāsa saw bhakti-yoga to the Lord which effectively destroys jīva’s saṁsāra. Learned Vyāsa then wrote the Bhāgavatam for ignorant people.
COMMENTARY
Vyasyan means divided.
|| 1.4.24 ||
ta eva vedā durmedhair dhāryante puruṣair yathā |
evaṁ cakāra bhagavān vyāsaḥ kṛpaṇa-vatsalaḥ ||
TRANSLATION
The supreme lord Vyāsa, merciful to the most fallen, thus divided the Vedas so that they could be understood by the foolish.
|| 1.4.25 ||
strī-śūdra-dvijabandhūnāṁ trayī na śruti-gocarā |
karma-śreyasi mūḍhānāṁ śreya evaṁ bhaved iha |
iti bhāratam ākhyānaṁ kṛpayā muninā kṛtam ||
TRANSLATION
The women, śudras and dvija-bandhus were not qualified to hear the Vedas. Thinking what would be the best for the foolish in terms of the best sādhana, Vyāsa by his mercy wrote the Mahābhārata.
COMMENTARY
The dvīja-bandhus do not belong to the three upper classes. Karma-śreyasi means “in the best sādhana.”
|| 1.4.26-27 ||
evaṁ pravṛttasya sadā bhūtānāṁ śreyasi dvijāḥ |
sarvātmakenāpi yadā nātuṣyad dhṛdayaṁ tataḥ ||
nātiprasīdad dhṛdayaḥ sarasvatyās taṭe śucau |
vitarkayan vivikta-stha idaṁ covāca dharma-vit ||
TRANSLATION
O brāhamaṇas! Though he had engaged himself in this way for the welfare of all beings, his heart was not satisfied with all of that. Being not completely satisfied in heart, sitting in a solitary spot on the bank of the Sarasvatī River, the knower of dharma began to contemplate. He then spoke as follows.
COMMENTARY
Sarvātmakena means the same as sarvātmanā (by the whole). Na ati prasīdad hrḍayaḥ means “he whose heart was not completely pleased.” Because of dissatisfaction in his heart he began to conjecture (vitarkayan). He spoke to himself internally.
|| 1.4.28 ||
dhṛta-vratena hi mayā chandāṁsi guravo 'gnayaḥ |
mānitā nirvyalīkena gṛhītaṁ cānuśāsanam ||
TRANSLATION
I have respected the Vedas, the gurus and fire with sincerity and strict vows, and observed the rules.
|| 1.4.29-30 ||
bhārata-vyapadeśena hy āmnāyārthaś ca pradarśitaḥ |
dṛśyate yatra dharmādi strī-śūdrādibhir apy uta ||
tathāpi bata me daihyo hy ātmā caivātmanā vibhuḥ |
asampanna ivābhāti brahma-varcasy asattamaḥ ||
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