SB 1.19.24

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tataḥ ca — therefore; viprāḥ — O brāhmaṇas; viśrabhya — placing complete trust [viśvāsaṁ kṛtvā¹⁸⁰]; vaḥ — in you [yuṣmān¹⁸¹]; vipṛcche — I ask [you]; imam — [about] that; pṛcchyam — [which alone is] worthy of inquiry [praṣṭavyam]; iti-kṛtyatāyām — in the matter of ultimate duty [here, the words iti-kṛtya literally mean, “such is to be done” (evaṁ kartavyam), i.e., “such is duty,” and the suffix-tā signifies the existential condition whereby a particular undertaking meets the criteria of being such ultimate duty (asya bhāvaḥ), the inquiry here is specifically in this regard (tasmin viṣaye)¹⁸²]; [since all of you (yūyam)¹⁸³]; tatra abhiyuktāḥ — are highly realized in respect to the following question [since you are adept in the matter of the critical examination that pertains to the following question (tad-vimarśanābhimukhya-yuktāḥ santo);¹⁸⁴ or because you are omniscient (yato bhavanto’bhiyuktāḥ sarvajñāḥ)¹⁸⁵]; āmṛśata — please deliberate [vicārayata]; [and then instruct me (ājñāpayata);¹⁸⁶ (upadiśata)¹⁸⁷]; kṛtyam — [as to] the essential duty to be undertaken; sarva-ātmanā — by everyone [in all situations (sarvāvasthāsu); or by all means (sarva-prakāreṇa)¹⁸⁸]; ca — and [particularly (viśeṣataś ca)]; mriyamāṇaiḥ — by those on the verge of death [mumūrṣubhir janaiḥ¹⁸⁹]; ca — and; śuddham — [which is] pristine in nature [bereft of contact with all improprieties (pāpa-samparka-rahitam); or foremost among all possible undertakings (sarvottamam), devoid of mixture with spiritual practices that are geared toward beginning and intermediate level practitioners (kaniṣṭha madhyama sādhana-miśratā rahitam)¹⁹⁰].

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