Bhagavatapurana 37.3

37.3

lekha—gopoṃ ne to jñāna ādi upāya ke dvārā kṣudhā śānti karane kī prārthanā kī thī, usake viparīta
subodhinī—jñānaṃ hi brahmātmakaṃ bījarūpaṃ tad brahma ṇaiva cet paripuṣyate tadā brahmayogyaṃ bhavati yathā bījaṃ brāhmaṇyāmeva puṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇāmnenaiva vṛddhiṃ gataṃ brahmasaṃskārairbrahmaṇā vedena ca vyāptaṃ brahmabhāvāya kalpate tathedānīmapi jātaṃ jñānaṃ brāhmaṇāmnenaiva cet puṣṭimeti tadā kāryakṣamaṃ bhavati tatrāpi brāhmaṇāḥ pūrṇajñānakarmaniṣṭhā na tu yādṛśāstādṛśāḥ, annamūlakameva hi jñānaṃ‘mannena prāṇā’ ityādiramparāśruto ‘vijñānenātmānaṃ vedayatī’ tyantabhūtāyāṃ tathaiva nirūpaṇāt “tasmādannaṃ dadat sarvāṇyetāni dadātī’’ti ca brāhmaṇadattamevānnaṃ bhuktaṃ saj jñānaṃ janayāta tadvārā sarvadānāj jñāna brāhmaṇa eva pratiṣṭhitamiti, anyānne tu jñānādikamanyoktameva syāt tataśca na tad brahmajñānaṃ bhavedato bhagavān prathamaṃ brāhmaṇasvarūpamāha paścād yācanaṃ vakṣyati prayāteti, devā ijyantesminniti devayajanaṃ yajñabhūmisteṣāṃ bhedāḥ śrutāvaneke, ayathābhūte deśe yajño na kartavya itijñāpanārthāḥ, brāhmaṇā eva sarve na tu yājyaḥ kaścit kṣatriyaste ca svadharmairavadātāḥ, tadāha brahmavādina iti brahmavadanaśīlāḥ, brahma vedo vedārthaśca, tādṛśā mukhyādhikāriṇa āṅgirasaṃ satraṃ caturviṃśatirātraṃ catvāraḥ ṣaḍahā nāmeti prasiddhaṃ, svargakāmyaye-“tyaṅgiraso vai satramāsata te suvargaṃ lokamāya’’ nnitiśruteḥ svargo bhagavata ānandāṃśo bhagavadavatāro ‘devebhyo vai svargo lokastirobhava’dityatra nirṇītataste sarvottamāḥ satriraṇaḥ |