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etavad eva jijnasyam
tattva-jijnasunatmanah
anvaya-vyatirekabhyam
yat syat sarvatra sarvada
SYNONYMS
etavat—up to this; eva—certainly; jijnasyam—to be inquired about; tattva—of the Absolute Truth; jijnasuna—by the student; atmanah—of the self; anvaya—directly; vyatirekabhyam—and indirectly; yat—whatever; syat—it may be; sarvatra—everywhere; sarvada—always " ’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 Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.9.36).
It is the fourth verse of the catuh-sloki.
For an explanation see Adi-lila, Chapter One, text 56.