Canto & Chapters
Creation (19 Chapters)
Chapter 123v
Questions by the Sages
Chapter 233v
Divinity and Divine Service
Chapter 344v
Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations
Chapter 431v
The Appearance of Śrī Nārada
Chapter 540v
Nārada’s Instructions on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam for Vyāsadeva
Chapter 638v
Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva
Chapter 756v
The Son of Droṇa Punished
Chapter 852v
Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved
Chapter 948v
The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 1033v
Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
Chapter 1137v
Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā
Chapter 1236v
Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit
Chapter 1359v
Dhṛtarāṣṭra Quits Home
Chapter 1441v
The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 1548v
The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely
Chapter 1629v
How Parīkṣit Received the Age of Kali
Chapter 1743v
Punishment and Reward of Kali
Chapter 1849v
Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy
Chapter 1939v
The Appearance of Śukadeva Gosvāmī
Canto 1, Chapter 4
The Appearance of Śrī Nārada
Verse 26 (SB 1.4.26)
SB 1.4.26 • मूल श्लोक
एवं प्रवृत्तस्य सदा भूतानां श्रेयसि द्विजा: । सर्वात्मकेनापि यदा नातुष्यद्धृदयं तत: ॥ २६ ॥
Transliteration
evaṁ pravṛttasya sadā bhūtānāṁ śreyasi dvijāḥ sarvātmakenāpi yadā nātuṣyad dhṛdayaṁ tataḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
evam — thus; pravṛttasya — one who is engaged in; sadā — always; bhūtānām — of the living beings; śreyasi — in the ultimate good; dvijāḥ — O twice-born; sarvātmakena api — by all means; yadā — when; na — not; atuṣyat — become satisfied; hṛdayam — mind; tataḥ — at that time.
Translation
“O twice-born brāhmaṇas, still his mind was not satisfied, although he engaged himself in working for the total welfare of all people.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaŚrī Vyāsadeva was not satisfied with himself, although he had prepared literatures of Vedic value for the all-around welfare of the general mass of people. It was expected that he would be satisfied by all such activities, but ultimately he was not satisfied.