etāvad eva jijñāsyaṁ
tattva-jijñāsunātmanaḥ
anvaya-vyatirekābhyāṁ
yat syāt sarvatra sarvadā

 etāvat - up to this; eva - certainly; jijñāsyam - to be inquired about; tattva - of the Absolute Truth; jijñāsunā - by the student; ātmanaḥ - of the self; anvaya - directly; vyatirekābhyām - and indirectly; yat - whatever; syāt - it may be; sarvatra - everywhere; sarvadā - always.


Text

“ ‘A person interested in transcendental knowledge must therefore always directly and indirectly inquire about it to know about the all-pervading truth.

Purport

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.9.36). It is the fourth verse of the catuḥ-ślokī. For an explanation see Ādi-līlā, chapter one, text 56.