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  "name":"SB 1.4.27",
  "label":"Text 27",
  "h1":"SB 1.4.27",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.4.27",
  "description":"Thus the sage, being dissatisfied at heart, at once began to reflect, because he knew the essence of religion, and he said within himself:"

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SB 1.4.27

नातिप्रसीदद्धृदयः सरस्वत्यास्तटे शुचौ ।
वितर्कयन्विविक्तस्थ इदं चोवाच धर्मवित् ॥२७॥

Text

nātiprasīdad dhṛdayaḥ
sarasvatyās taṭe śucau
vitarkayan vivikta-stha
idaṁ covāca dharma-vit

Synonyms

na—not; atiprasīdat—very much satisfied; hṛdayaḥ—at heart; sarasvatyāḥ—of the River Sarasvatī; taṭe—on the bank of; śucau—being purified; vitarkayan—having considered; vivikta-sthaḥ—situated in a lonely place; idam ca—also this; uvāca—said; dharma-vit—one who knows what religion is.

Translation

Thus the sage, being dissatisfied at heart, at once began to reflect, because he knew the essence of religion, and he said within himself:

Purport

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.