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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.26
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 26
- evaṁ pravṛttasya sadā
- bhūtānāṁ śreyasi dvijāḥ
- sarvātmakenāpi yadā
- nātuṣyad dhṛdayaṁ tataḥ
evamthus — thus; pravṛttasyaone who is engaged in — one who is engaged in; sadāalways — always; bhūtānāmof the living beings — of the living beings; śreyasiin the ultimate good — in the ultimate good; dvijāḥO twice-born — O twice-born; sarvātmakenaby all means apiby all means — by all means; yadāwhen — when; nanot — not; atuṣyatbecome satisfied — become satisfied; hṛdayammind — mind; tataḥat that — at that.
O twice-born brāhmaṇas, still his mind was not satisfied, although he engaged himself in working for the total welfare of all people.
Śrī Vyāsadeva was not satisfied with himself, although he had prepared literatures of Vedic value for the all-around welfare of the general mass of people. It was expected that he would be satisfied by all such activities, but ultimately he was not satisfied.