tathÄpi bata me daihyo
hy ÄtmÄ caivÄtmanÄ vibhuḥ
asampanna ivÄbhÄti
brahma-varcasya sattamaḥ
tathÄpi - although; bata - defect; me - mine; daihyaḥ - situated in the body; hi - certainly; ÄtmÄ - living being; ca - and; eva - even; ÄtmanÄ - myself; vibhuḥ - sufficient; asampannaḥ - wanting in; iva ÄbhÄti - it appears to be; brahma-varcasya - of the VedÄntists; sattamaḥ - the supreme.
I am feeling incomplete, though I myself am fully equipped with everything required by the Vedas.
Undoubtedly ÅšrÄ«la VyÄsadeva was complete in all the details of Vedic achievements. Purification of the living being submerged in matter is made possible by the prescribed activities in the Vedas, but the ultimate achievement is different. Unless it is attained, the living being, even though fully equipped, cannot be situated in the transcendentally normal stage. ÅšrÄ«la VyÄsadeva appeared to have lost the clue and therefore felt dissatisfaction.
