Shloka 50
योगान्तरायाः, औपसर्गिकसिद्धयः, परवैराग्येन शैवप्रसादः
Devanagari script
एतावत्तत्त्वमित्युक्तं प्राधान्यं वैष्णवं पदम् ब्रह्मणा तद्गुणं शक्यं वेत्तुमन्यैर्न शक्यते
Transliteration
etāvattattvamityuktaṃ prādhānyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ padam brahmaṇā tadguṇaṃ śakyaṃ vettumanyairna śakyate
Translation
ਇਤਨਾ ਤੱਤ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ: ਆਦਿ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਨੂੰ ‘ਵੈਸ਼ਣਵ ਪਦ’ ਆਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਜਾਣ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ; ਹੋਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਸੰਭਵ ਨਹੀਂ।
Word by Word
etāvatthus far/so much
etāvat:
tattvamthe principle/reality
tattvam:
itithus
iti:
uktamhas been stated
uktam:
prādhānyamthe primacy/Pradhāna (primordial material cause)
prādhānyam:
vaiṣṇavampertaining to Viṣṇu
vaiṣṇavam:
padamstate/abode/position
padam:
brahmaṇāby Brahmā
brahmaṇā:
tad-guṇamits qualities/attributes
tad-guṇam:
śakyampossible/can be
śakyam:
vettumto know
vettum:
anyaiḥby others
anyaiḥ:
nanot
na:
śakyateis possible/is able
śakyate:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the doctrinal passage to the sages; reflecting an internal cosmological teaching)