Shloka 10
Parīkṣit’s Full Surrender and Śukadeva’s Maṅgalācaraṇa to Kṛṣṇa
Inquiry into Creation, Maintenance, and Dissolution
विचिकित्सितमेतन्मे ब्रवीतु भगवान् यथा । शाब्दे ब्रह्मणि निष्णात: परस्मिंश्च भवान्खलु ॥ १० ॥
vicikitsitam etan me bravītu bhagavān yathā śābde brahmaṇi niṣṇātaḥ parasmiṁś ca bhavān khalu
ကျွန်ုပ်၏ သံသယဖြစ်စေသော မေးခွန်းများအားလုံးကို မှန်ကန်စွာ ရှင်းလင်းပေးပါ; သင်သည် ဝేద၏ သဗ္ဒ-ဗြဟ္မန်၌ ကျွမ်းကျင်ပြီး အမြင့်ဆုံး သစ္စာ၌လည်း အတည်ပြုသိမြင်သူ ဖြစ်ပါသည်။
In the Brahma-saṁhitā it is said that the Supreme Absolute Truth, Govinda, the Personality of Godhead, although one without a second, is infallibly expanded by innumerable forms nondifferent from one another, and although He is the original person, He is still ever young with permanent youthful energy. He is very difficult to know simply by learning the transcendental science of the Vedas, but He is very easily realized by His pure devotees.
FAQs
This verse shows that doubts should be placed before a realized teacher who is expert in scripture (śabda-brahman) and established in the Supreme Truth, so the answer is both scripturally sound and spiritually realized.
Parīkṣit acknowledges Śukadeva as uniquely qualified—master of Vedic knowledge and fixed in transcendence—therefore he requests a clear, authoritative answer to his confusion.
Study revealed teachings with fidelity, but also seek guidance from practiced, God-centered devotees so learning becomes lived realization rather than only information.