TEXT 46

VERZ 46

Devanagari

यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके ।
तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः ॥ ४६ ॥

Text

Besedilo

yāvān artha uda-pāne
sarvataḥ samplutodake
tāvān sarveṣu vedeṣu
brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ

Synonyms

yāvān — all that; arthaḥ — is meant; uda-pāne — in a well of water; sarvataḥ — in all respects; sampluta-udake — in a great reservoir of water; tāvān — similarly; sarveṣu — in all; vedeṣu — Vedic literatures; brāhmaṇasya — of the man who knows the Supreme Brahman; vijānataḥ — who is in complete knowledge.

yāvān – vse, kar; arthaḥ – je namenjen; uda-pāne – v vodnjaku; sarvataḥ – v vsakem pogledu; sampluta-udake – v velikem jezeru; tāvān – podobno; sarveṣu – v vsej; vedeṣu – vedski književnosti; brāhmaṇasya – človeka, ki pozna Vrhovni Brahman; vijānataḥ – ki ima popolno znanje.

Translation

All purposes served by a small well can at once be served by a great reservoir of water. Similarly, all the purposes of the Vedas can be served to one who knows the purpose behind them.

Vse, za kar uporabljamo majhen vodnjak, lahko hkrati opravimo v velikem jezeru. Vse cilje Ved pa lahko doseže, kdor pozna njihov končni cilj.

Purport

The rituals and sacrifices mentioned in the karma-kāṇḍa division of the Vedic literature are meant to encourage gradual development of self-realization. And the purpose of self-realization is clearly stated in the Fifteenth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā (15.15): the purpose of studying the Vedas is to know Lord Kṛṣṇa, the primeval cause of everything. So, self-realization means understanding Kṛṣṇa and one’s eternal relationship with Him. The relationship of the living entities with Kṛṣṇa is also mentioned in the Fifteenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā (15.7). The living entities are parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa; therefore, revival of Kṛṣṇa consciousness by the individual living entity is the highest perfectional stage of Vedic knowledge. This is confirmed in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.33.7) as follows:

Namen obredov in žrtvovanj, opisanih v delu Ved, imenovanem karma-kāṇḍa, je spodbuditi ljudi k postopnemu napredovanju v samospoznavanju. Kaj je namen samospoznavanja, je pojasnjeno v petnajstem poglavju Bhagavad-gīte (15.15): namen proučevanja Ved je spoznati Gospoda Kṛṣṇo, pravzrok vsega. Samospoznanje je torej spoznanje Kṛṣṇe in našega večnega odnosa z Njim. Odnos živega bitja s Kṛṣṇo je prav tako opisan v petnajstem poglavju Bhagavad-gīte (15.7). Živa bitja so sestavni delci Kṛṣṇe, zato je oživitev zavesti Kṛṣṇe najvišja popolnost vedskega znanja, ki jo lahko doseže individualno živo bitje. To je rečeno tudi v Śrīmad-Bhāgavatamu (3.33.7):

aho bata śva-paco ’to garīyān
yaj-jihvāgre vartate nāma tubhyam
tepus tapas te juhuvuḥ sasnur āryā
brahmānūcur nāma gṛṇanti ye te

“O my Lord, a person who is chanting Your holy name, although born of a low family like that of a caṇḍāla [dog-eater], is situated on the highest platform of self-realization. Such a person must have performed all kinds of penances and sacrifices according to Vedic rituals and studied the Vedic literatures many, many times after taking his bath in all the holy places of pilgrimage. Such a person is considered to be the best of the Āryan family.”

„O moj Gospod, kdor poje Tvoje sveto ime, je dosegel najvišjo stopnjo samospoznanja, čeprav je morda rojen v družini nizkega porekla, kot je družina caṇḍāle [psojedca]. Tak človek je gotovo živel asketsko, opravil najrazličnejša žrtvovanja, predpisana v Vedah, velikokrat proučil vedsko književnost in se okopal na vseh svetih romarskih mestih, zato velja za najboljšega med arijci.“

So one must be intelligent enough to understand the purpose of the Vedas, without being attached to the rituals only, and must not desire to be elevated to the heavenly kingdoms for a better quality of sense gratification. It is not possible for the common man in this age to follow all the rules and regulations of the Vedic rituals, nor is it possible to study all of the Vedānta and the Upaniṣads thoroughly. It requires much time, energy, knowledge and resources to execute the purposes of the Vedas. This is hardly possible in this age. The best purpose of Vedic culture is served, however, by chanting the holy name of the Lord, as recommended by Lord Caitanya, the deliverer of all fallen souls. When Lord Caitanya was asked by a great Vedic scholar, Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, why He, the Lord, was chanting the holy name of the Lord like a sentimentalist instead of studying Vedānta philosophy, the Lord replied that His spiritual master had found Him to be a great fool and thus asked Him to chant the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa. He did so, and became ecstatic like a madman. In this Age of Kali, most of the population is foolish and not adequately educated to understand Vedānta philosophy; the best purpose of Vedānta philosophy is served by inoffensively chanting the holy name of the Lord. Vedānta is the last word in Vedic wisdom, and the author and knower of the Vedānta philosophy is Lord Kṛṣṇa; and the highest Vedāntist is the great soul who takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord. That is the ultimate purpose of all Vedic mysticism.

Biti moramo dovolj inteligentni in razumeti smisel Ved; ne smemo biti privrženi zgolj obredom in si želeti dviga v rajsko kraljestvo, da bi lahko tam izkušali večje čutne užitke. V današnjem času se navaden človek ne more držati vseh pravil za opravljanje vedskih obredov, pa tudi Vedānte in vseh Upaniṣad ne more natančno proučiti. Za opravljanje vedskih ritualov je potrebnega veliko časa, energije, znanja in sredstev. V tej dobi jih je skorajda nemogoče opravljati. Najvišji cilj Ved pa lahko dosežemo s petjem Gospodovega svetega imena, kar je učil Gospod Caitanya, odrešitelj vseh padlih duš. Ko je veliki poznavalec Ved Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī vprašal Gospoda Caitanyo, zakaj kakor sentimentalist poje Gospodovo sveto ime, namesto da bi proučeval filozofijo Vedānte, mu je Gospod odvrnil, da Ga ima Njegov duhovni učitelj za velikega neumneža in Mu je zato naročil, naj poje sveto ime Gospoda Kṛṣṇe. Ko je to storil, je postal zanesen kakor blaznež. V dobi kali je večina ljudi nespametna in nima primerne izobrazbe za razumevanje filozofije Vedānte. Najvišji cilj filozofije Vedānte doseže, kdor brez žalitev poje Gospodovo sveto ime. filozofija Vedānte je zaključek vedske modrosti, njen avtor in poznavalec pa je Gospod Kṛṣṇa. Najboljši vedantist je velika duša, ki uživa v petju Gospodovega svetega imena. To je končni cilj mističnega nauka Ved.