etÄvad eva jijñÄsyaá¹
tattva-jijñÄsunÄtmanaḥ
anvaya-vyatirekÄbhyÄá¹
yat syÄt sarvatra sarvadÄ

 etÄvat - up to this; eva - certainly; jijñÄsyam - to be inquired about; tattva - of the Absolute Truth; jijñÄsunÄ - by the student; Ätmanaḥ - of the self; anvaya - directly; vyatirekÄbhyÄm - and indirectly; yat - whatever; syÄt - it may be; sarvatra - everywhere; sarvadÄ - 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 ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (2.9.36). It is the fourth verse of the catuḥ-Å›lokÄ«. For an explanation see Ä€di-lÄ«lÄ, chapter one, text 56.