Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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संशयोऽत्र तु मे विप्र सञ्छिन्नस्तत्कृतो महान् ।
ऋषयोऽपि हि मुह्यन्ति यत्र नेन्द्रियवृत्तय: ॥ ५७ ॥

saṁśayo ’tra tu me vipra
sañchinnas tat-kṛto mahān
ṛṣayo ’pi hi muhyanti
yatra nendriya-vṛttayaḥ

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

My dear brāhmaṇa, there are contradictions between your instructions and those of my spiritual teachers who engaged me in fruitive activities. I now can understand the distinction between devotional service, knowledge and renunciation. I had some doubts about them, but you have now very kindly dissipated all these doubts. I can now understand how even the great sages are bewildered by the real purpose of life. Of course, there is no question of sense gratification.

PURPORT

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