Shloka 2
Brahmā’s Secondary Creation, Kāla (Eternal Time), and the Taxonomy of Species
ये च मे भगवन् पृष्टास्त्वय्यर्था बहुवित्तम । तान् वदस्वानुपूर्व्येण छिन्धि न: सर्वसंशयान् ॥ २ ॥
ye ca me bhagavan pṛṣṭās tvayy arthā bahuvittama tān vadasvānupūrvyeṇa chindhi naḥ sarva-saṁśayān
हे भगवन्, हे परम विद्वान! मैंने आपसे जो-जो अर्थ पूछे हैं, उन्हें आरम्भ से अंत तक क्रमपूर्वक कहिए और हमारे सब संशयों को काट दीजिए।
Vidura asked all relevant questions of Maitreya because he knew well that Maitreya was the right person to reply to all the points of his inquiries. One must be confident about the qualifications of his teacher; one should not approach a layman for replies to specific spiritual inquiries. Such inquiries, when replied to with imaginative answers by the teacher, are a program for wasting time.
FAQs
This verse shows the disciple’s proper approach—requesting the teacher to explain the asked topics in a clear, sequential way so that all doubts are fully dispelled.
In their dialogue on creation and the Lord’s workings, Vidura seeks clarity; Maitreya acknowledges the questions and is asked to answer them systematically to remove uncertainty.
Study spiritual teachings step-by-step—foundations first, then deeper topics—so understanding becomes steady and confusion is reduced.