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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.5.18
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
- maitreya uvāca
- sādhu pṛṣṭaṁ tvayā sādho
- lokān sādhv anugṛhṇatā
- kīrtiṁ vitanvatā loke
- ātmano 'dhokṣajātmanaḥ
maitreyaḥŚrī Maitreya said uvācaŚrī Maitreya said — Śrī Maitreya said; sādhuall good — all good; pṛṣṭamI am asked — I am asked; tvayāby you — by you; sādhoO good one — O good one; lokānall the people — all the people; sādhushowing mercy in goodness anugṛhṇatāshowing mercy in goodness — showing mercy in goodness; kīrtimglories — glories; vitanvatābroadcasting — broadcasting; lokein the world — in the world; ātmanaḥof the self — of the self; adhokṣajathe Transcendence — the Transcendence; ātmanaḥmind — mind.
Śrī Maitreya said: O Vidura, all glory unto you. You have inquired from me of the greatest of all goodness, and thus you have shown your mercy both to the world and to me because your mind is always absorbed in thoughts of the Transcendence.
Maitreya Muni, who was experienced in the science of Transcendence, could understand that Vidura's mind was fully absorbed in Transcendence. Adhokṣaja means that which transcends the limits of sense perception or sensuous experience. The Lord is transcendental to our sense experience, but He reveals Himself to the sincere devotee. Because Vidura was always absorbed in thought of the Lord, Maitreya could estimate Vidura's transcendental value. He appreciated the valuable inquiries of Vidura and thus thanked him with great honor.