saiá¹£Ä hy upaniá¹£ad brÄhmÄ«
pÅ«rveÅ›Äá¹ pÅ«rva-jair dhá¹›tÄ
Å›rraddhayÄ dhÄrayed yas tÄá¹
kṣemaṠgacched akiñcanaḥ
sÄ eá¹£Ä - this same; hi - indeed; upaniá¹£at - Upaniá¹£ad, confidential spiritual doctrine; brÄhmÄ« - related to the Absolute Truth; pÅ«rveá¹£Äm - of our predecessors (such as NÄrada); pÅ«rva-jaiḥ - by the predecessors (such as Sanaka); dhá¹›ta - meditated upon; Å›raddhayÄ - with faith; dhÄrayet - meditates; yaḥ - whoever; tÄm - upon it; ká¹£emam - ultimate success; gacchet - will attain; akiñcanaḥ - free from material connection.
Those who came before even our ancient predecessors meditated upon this same confidential knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Indeed, anyone who faithfully concentrates on this knowledge will become free from material attachments and attain the final goal of life.
This confidential knowledge concerning the Absolute Truth should not be doubted, since it has been passed down through authoritative lines of learned sages from time immemorial. One who cultivates the science of the Supreme with reverence, avoiding the distractions of fruitive rituals and mental speculation, will learn to give up the false designations of material body and mundane society, and thus he will become eligible for perfection.
In the opinion of ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ«, the first two verses of this chapter can be considered an Upaniá¹£ad on the topic of Brahman. Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« here disclaims authorship on the grounds that this Upaniá¹£ad was spoken previously by NÄrada Muni, who himself heard it from Sanaka KumÄra.
