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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.6.2
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 2
- vyāsa uvāca
- bhikṣubhir vipravasite
- vijñānādeṣṭṛbhis tava
- vartamāno vayasy ādye
- tataḥ kim akarod bhavān
vyāsaḥŚrī Vyāsadeva said uvācaŚrī Vyāsadeva said — Śrī Vyāsadeva said; bhikṣubhiḥby the great mendicants — by the great mendicants; vipravasitehaving departed for other places — having departed for other places; vijñānascientific knowledge in transcendence — scientific knowledge in transcendence; ādeṣṭṛbhiḥthose who had instructed — those who had instructed; tavaof your — of your; vartamānaḥpresent — present; vayasiof the duration of life — of the duration of life; ādyebefore the beginning of — before the beginning of; tataḥafter that — after that; kimwhat — what; akarotdid — did; bhavānyour good self — your good self.
Śrī Vyāsadeva said: What did you [Nārada] do after the departure of the great sages who had instructed you in scientific transcendental knowledge before the beginning of your present birth?
Vyāsadeva himself was the disciple of Nāradajī, and therefore it was natural to be anxious to hear what Nārada did after initiation from the spiritual masters. He wanted to follow in Nārada's footsteps in order to attain to the same perfect stage of life. This desire to inquire from the spiritual master is an essential factor to the progressive path. This process is technically known as sad-dharma-pṛcchā.