Shloka 2

Brahmā’s Secondary Creation, Kāla (Eternal Time), and the Taxonomy of Species

Devanagari script

ये च मे भगवन् पृष्टास्त्वय्यर्था बहुवित्तम । तान् वदस्वानुपूर्व्येण छिन्धि न: सर्वसंशयान् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

ye ca me bhagavan pṛṣṭās tvayy arthā bahuvittama tān vadasvānupūrvyeṇa chindhi naḥ sarva-saṁśayān

Translation

ਹੇ ਭਗਵਨ, ਹੇ ਮਹਾ-ਵਿਦਵਾਨ! ਮੈਂ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਆਰੰਭ ਤੋਂ ਅੰਤ ਤੱਕ ਕ੍ਰਮਵਾਰ ਦੱਸੋ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਸੰਦੇਹ ਕੱਟ ਦਿਓ।

Synonyms

• ye: those who/which
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• pṛṣṭāḥ: asked
• pṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; ‘asked’ (passive sense)

• tvayi: in/with you
• tvayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• arthāḥ: matters/meanings
• arthāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bahu-vittama: O most learned one
• bahu-vittama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + vittama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular; superlative sense ‘most learned/most knowing’

• tān: those (questions/matters)
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vadasva: speak/tell
• vadasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• anupūrvyeṇa: in due order
• anupūrvyeṇa: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anupūrvya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्) ‘in order/serially’

• chindhi: cut off/remove
• chindhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: chid (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular, Parasmaipada

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी/6) or Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Plural (बहुवचन); here: ‘our’

• sarva-saṁśayān: all doubts
• sarva-saṁśayān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṁśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural; ‘all doubts’

Purport

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.

Characters & Entities

• Maitreya
• Vidura

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about clearing doubts in spiritual life?

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.

Why did Maitreya Rishi say this to Vidura in Canto 3?

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.

Practical application of learning “in proper sequence” (anupurvya) today?

Study spiritual teachings step-by-step—foundations first, then deeper topics—so understanding becomes steady and confusion is reduced.