Inexhaustible source
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 1
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
- avatārā hy asaṅkhyeyā
- hareḥ sattva-nidher dvijāḥ
- yathāvidāsinaḥ kulyāḥ
- sarasaḥ syuḥ sahasraśaḥ
- [SB 1.3.26]
Translation: "O brāhmaṇas, the incarnations of the Lord are innumerable, like rivulets flowing from inexhaustible sources of water."
Prabhupāda: So incarnation of God, there is no limit. The example is given. Just like there is no limit of waves in the ocean, similarly, there is no limit of incarnation. Sattva-nidheḥ. Nidhi means ocean, and sattva means existentional. And sattva means also goodness. Sattva-nidheḥ. So goodness, here in this material world there is the modes of nature: goodness, passion and ignorance. But real goodness is in the spiritual world. Here in the material world the goodness is, of course, taken as the highest quality, but such goodness is liable to be infected by the other two qualities, passion and ignorance.Correspondence
1971 Correspondence
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1. Vedic Conceptions of Socialism and Communism
2. Scientific Values of Classless Society
3. Knowledge by Authoritative TraditionPage Title: | Inexhaustible source |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti |
Created: | 19 of Nov, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=1 |
No. of Quotes: | 3 |