SB 1.9.26–28

Synonyms

mune — O sage [Śaunaka]; tattva-vit — [Bhīṣma] who had realized the truth; varṇayāmāsa — described; samāsa-vyāsa-yogataḥ — both succinctly and in detail [by both abridged and elaborated means (saṅkṣepa vistārau tāv eva yogāv upāyau tatas tābhyām)⁸⁴]; yathā — [and] exactly as depicted [yathā-vat]; nānā-ākhyāna-itihāseṣu — in the historical accounts contained in various traditional narratives [nānākhyāneṣu ye ye itihāsān teṣu]; puruṣa-sva-bhāva-vihitān — [the dharmas] that are enjoined according to the dispositions of human beings in general [nara-jāti-sādhāraṇān]; yathā-varṇam — pertaining to vocation; yathā-āśramam — [and] pertaining to the developmental stages of life; āmnātobhaya-lakṣaṇān — the twofold characterization of the dharmas enunciated in the Vedas [in the form of withdrawal from action (nivṛtti) or social involvement (pravṛtti)]; vairāgya-rāgopādhibhyām — determined by the attitudes of detachment or attachment, respectively [krameṇa]; dāna-dharmān — the dharma of charity; rāja-dharmān — the dharma of monarchical rule; mokṣa-dharmān — the dharma of liberation [involving practices such as mental and sensual regulation (śama-damādīn)]; strī-dharmān — the dharma of women; bhagavad-dharmān — [and] the dharma pertaining to the worship of Bhagavān [which is meant exclusively for the pleasure of Hari, involving the observance of vows, such as Ekādaśī, and hearing and singing the glories of Bhagavān (hari-toṣakān ekādaśyādi-vrata-niyamān śravaṇa-kīrtanādīmś ca)⁸⁵]; vibhāgaśaḥ — each according to their respective divisions [while also pointing out the respective differences between them (tatrāpy avāntara-bheda-bhinnān)⁸⁶]; ca — and; dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣān — the fourfold human ends of religiosity, prosperity, fulfillment of desire, and liberation; saha-upāyān — along with their corresponding means of attainment [(sādhana-sahitān);⁸⁷ which are separately established in accordance with a person’s eligibility (yathādhikāraṁ prati-niyatopāya-sahitān)].

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