Common Quality Of Prayers Offered By Different Devotees -Radhanath Swami ISKCON Chowpatty

2016 12 11 SB 10 87 42 Common Quality Of Prayers Offered By Different Devotees -Radhanath Swami Maharaj ISKCON Chowpatty SB 10.87.42 śrī-bhagavān uvāca ity etad brahmaṇaḥ putrā  āśrutyātmānuśāsanam sanandanam athānarcuḥ  siddhā jñātvātmano gatim Synonyms: śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi) said; iti — thus; etat — this; brahmaṇaḥ — of Brahmā; putrāḥ — the sons; āśrutya — having heard; ātma — about the Self; anuśāsanam — instruction; sanandanam — the sage Sanandana; atha — then; ānarcuḥ — they worshiped; siddhāḥ — perfectly satisfied; jñātvā — understanding; ātmanaḥ — their own; gatim — ultimate destination. Translation: The Supreme Lord, Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, said: Having heard these instructions about the Supreme Self, the Personality of Godhead, the sons of Brahmā now understood their final destination. They felt perfectly satisfied and honored Sanandana with their worship. Purport: Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that ātmānuśāsanam can be understood both as instructions given to benefit the jīva souls and as instructions about the living entity’s relationship with the foundation of all existence. Similarly, ātmano gatim means both the destination of the jīva soul and the means of reaching the Supreme Soul. By hearing the twenty-eight prayers of the personified Vedas, which comprise the elucidation of the brahmopaniṣat spoken at the beginning of this chapter, the sages assembled in Brahmaloka made great progress toward their goal of pure love of God.