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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.27
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 27
- nātiprasīdad dhṛdayaḥ
- sarasvatyās taṭe śucau
- vitarkayan vivikta-stha
- idaṁ covāca dharma-vit
nanot — not; atiprasīdatvery much satisfied — very much satisfied; hṛdayaḥat heart — at heart; sarasvatyāḥof the River Sarasvatī — of the River Sarasvatī; taṭeon the bank of — on the bank of; śucaubeing purified — being purified; vitarkayanhaving considered — having considered; viviktasituated in a lonely place-sthaḥsituated in a lonely place — situated in a lonely place; idamalso this caalso this — also this; uvācasaid — said; dharmaone who knows what religion is-vitone who knows what religion is — one who knows what religion is.
Thus the sage, being dissatisfied at heart, at once began to reflect, because he knew the essence of religion, and he said within himself:
The sage began to search out the cause of not being satisfied at heart. Perfection is never attained until one is satisfied at heart. This satisfaction of heart has to be searched out beyond matter.