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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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This word is very significant, atha. Why "therefore"? Especially in your America—you are all American boys and girls—you should take note of this atha, "therefore." What is that "therefore"? "Therefore" means that, "You have enjoyed your material life as luxuriantly as possible, but you are confused. You are not happy. You have produced hippies, frustration. Therefore.".
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[[Vanisource:690522 - Lecture SB 01.05.01-4 - New Vrindaban, USA|690522 - Lecture SB 01.05.01-4 - New Vrindaban, USA]]
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We shall speak something about the compilation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by Vyāsadeva.

(break) . . . known as Vedavyāsa. Vedavyāsa, because he has compiled all the Vedic literatures, wonderful education. There are millions of verses in the Purāṇas, Mahābhārata, in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Only Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam contains 18,000 verses.

Mahābhārata contains about more than 100,000's of verses. Similarly, there are other Purāṇas. Besides that, Upaniṣads. He is the editor and compiler of all these Vedic literatures.

But he was not satisfied even after his presentation of the Vedānta-sūtra. He summarized all the Vedic knowledge in sūtra—sūtra means codes—so people may take advantage. Just like there are business codes, Bentley's codes, Henry's codes. So one or two words will give impression of volumes of knowledge.

Businessmen, they need it to save the expenditure on wiring, on telegraphing. Just like CIF. "Accept your offering. CIF." CIF means "cost including freight." That means goods will be delivered at your door. So similarly, there are many codes in business matter. In military arts there are so many codes. So Vedānta-sūtra means codes of all Vedic knowledge. Sūtra. Sūtra means codes.

Just like athāto brahma jijñāsā. Atha, "now," ataḥ, "after this," brahma, "the Supreme Absolute Truth," jijñāsā, "one should inquire." Now you can explain in volumes of books athāto brahma jijñāsā. So there are different commentators, they have explained when brahma-jijñāsā should begin, when one should be prepared to inquire about the Supreme.

Somebody says: "After karma-kāṇḍīya, after finishing all these sense gratificatory processes," or "After this, after this." Because the word is atha, "now, hereinafter." "Therefore." "Therefore," that's atha.

This word is very significant, atha. Why "therefore"? Especially in your America—you are all American boys and girls—you should take note of this atha, "therefore." What is that "therefore"? "Therefore" means that, "You have enjoyed your material life as luxuriantly as possible, but you are confused. You are not happy. You have produced hippies, frustration. Therefore."

You can take this word, "therefore." Because we have failed . . . the Americans have failed to achieve the highest pleasure of life even by arranging all kinds of material facilities, therefore they should be eager to understand. At least, they should inquire what is the cause.

(aside) Don't bother about that. Here.

So brahma-jijñāsā. This brahma-jijñāsā is answered immediately in the Vedānta-sūtra, that what is Brahman or what is the greatest, say, greatest happiness? Now you have enjoyed material happiness, but you are not satisfied—you are confused. Then you should inquire, "What is greatest happiness?" So these codes are so important thing, Vedānta-sūtra.

You can explain "therefore" in so many ways according to your knowledge. But scientifically, this "therefore" means we are trying to find out the original source of everything. We are trying to find out what is the original source of this cosmic manifestation, why we are hankering after happiness, why we are confused. So many things, what is the original source?

But the original source is replied immediately in the next sūtra, next code: janmādy asya yataḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 1.1.1|SB 1.1.1]]). The original source, either of happiness or of distress, everything original source is that. Simply giving original . . . janmādy asya yataḥ, wherefrom everything emanates. Distress also emanates and happiness also emanates. This cosmic manifestation also emanates. The supply also emanates. Everything emanates, the supreme source. Now you can explain. Everything emanates.
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