Shloka 27
नातिप्रसीदद्धृदय: सरस्वत्यास्तटे शुचौ । वितर्कयन् विविक्तस्थ इदं चोवाच धर्मवित् ॥ २७ ॥
nātiprasīdad-dhṛdayaḥ sarasvatyās taṭe śucau vitarkayan vivikta-stha idaṁ covāca dharma-vit
دل سے ناخوش وہ دین کے جوہر کو جاننے والا مُنی، پاک سرسوتی کے کنارے تنہائی میں بیٹھ کر غور کرنے لگا اور اپنے دل میں یوں کہا۔
The sage began to search out the cause of not being satisfied at heart. Perfection is never attained until one is satisfied at heart. This satisfaction of heart has to be searched out beyond matter.
FAQs
This verse indicates Vyāsa’s inner dissatisfaction, setting the stage for the teaching that only pure, explicit glorification of the Supreme Lord through bhakti fully satisfies the heart.
Sūta Gosvāmī is narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, describing Vyāsa’s reflective mood while seated in solitude on the bank of the Sarasvatī.
It teaches that external achievement may not remove inner emptiness; sincere self-reflection in a pure, quiet setting and re-centering life on devotional purpose brings real clarity and fulfillment.