Shloka 10
Nimi Questions the Yogendras: Varṇāśrama’s Purpose, Ritualism’s Fall, and Yuga-Avatāras with Kali-yuga Saṅkīrtana
सर्वेषु शश्वत्तनुभृत्स्ववस्थितं यथा खमात्मानमभीष्टमीश्वरम् । वेदोपगीतं च न शृण्वतेऽबुधा मनोरथानां प्रवदन्ति वार्तया ॥ १० ॥
sarveṣu śaśvat tanu-bhṛtsv avasthitaṁ yathā kham ātmānam abhīṣṭam īśvaram vedopagītaṁ ca na śṛṇvate ’budhā mano-rathānāṁ pravadanti vārtayā
ဘုရားသခင်သည် ကိုယ်ရှိသတ္တဝါတိုင်း၏ နှလုံးသား၌ အမြဲတမ်းတည်ရှိသော်လည်း ကောင်းကင်ကဲ့သို့ မကပ်မနွယ် အလွတ်တည်နေသည်။ ဝေဒများတွင် ချီးမွမ်းထားသော်လည်း ဉာဏ်နည်းသူတို့ မနားထောင်လိုဘဲ ကိုယ်ပိုင်စိတ်ကူးယဉ်သော ကာမဘောဂအကြောင်းများကိုသာ ပြောဆို၍ အချိန်ဖြုန်းကြသည်။
In Bhagavad-gītā Lord Kṛṣṇa says, vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ. The goal of all Vedic knowledge is to know the Lord, who is the Absolute Truth. Although this purpose of the Vedas is clearly revealed both in the Vedic literature itself and by the self-realized ācāryas, foolish people cannot grasp this simple truth. They prefer to cultivate knowledge of illicit sex by discussing their sexual partners and experiences. They also eagerly describe and recommend to their friends the best restaurants for eating meat, and they are fond of glorifying drugs and liquor by elaborately describing the drunken and hallucinogenic effects of their sinful experiences. The materialistic sense gratifiers eagerly call one another on the telephone, congregate in clubs and committees, and enthusiastically go on hunting, drinking and gambling excursions, thus filling their lives with the mode of ignorance. They have neither the time nor the inclination to discuss the Absolute Truth, Kṛṣṇa. Unfortunately, they neglect the Supreme Lord, who therefore severely punishes such foolish persons in order to bring them back to their senses. Everything belongs to the Lord, and everything is meant for the Lord’s enjoyment. When the living entity dovetails his activities for the pleasure of the Lord, he experiences unlimited happiness. Yena sattvaṁ śuddhyed yasmād brahma-saukhyaṁ tv anantam. There is actually no happiness in material affairs, and the Lord mercifully punishes the intoxicated conditioned soul to bring him back to his real life.
FAQs
This verse says the Supreme Lord is eternally situated within all embodied beings, pervading them like the sky, yet many fail to recognize Him because they do not truly hear Vedic teachings.
Krishna instructs Uddhava that real spiritual progress comes from attentive hearing of revealed wisdom about the indwelling Lord, not from worldly discussion driven by personal desires and speculation.
Reduce idle, desire-driven talk and replace it with purposeful śravaṇam—regular listening/reading of Bhagavatam and Vedic teachings—so the mind aligns with the Lord who is already within.