वेदा ब्रह्मात्मविषयास्त्रिकाण्डविषया इमे । परोक्षवादा ऋषय: परोक्षं मम च प्रियम् ॥ ३५ ॥
vedā brahmātma-viṣayās tri-kāṇḍa-viṣayā ime parokṣa-vādā ṛṣayaḥ parokṣaṁ mama ca priyam
- vedāḥ
- the Vedas
- brahma-ātma
- the understanding that the soul is pure spirit
- viṣayāḥ
- having as their subject matter
- tri-kāṇḍa-viṣayāḥ
- divided into three sections (which represent fruitive work, worship of demigods and realization of the Absolute Truth)
- ime
- these
- parokṣa-vādāḥ
- speaking esoterically
- ṛṣayaḥ
- the Vedic authorities
- parokṣam
- indirect explanation
- mama
- to Me
- ca
- also
- priyam
- dear
The Vedas, divided into three divisions, ultimately reveal the living entity as pure spirit soul. The Vedic seers and mantras, however, deal in esoteric terms, and I also am pleased by such confidential descriptions.