अथैषाम्कर्मकर्तॄणां भोक्तॄणां सुखदुःखयोः । नानात्वमथ नित्यत्वं लोककालागमात्मनाम् ॥
athaiṣāmkarmakartṝṇāṃ bhoktṝṇāṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ | nānātvamatha nityatvaṃ lokakālāgamātmanām ||
Now, suppose you hold that the doers of action, who experience pleasure and pain, are many, and that the worlds, time, scripture and selves are eternal,
अब यदि तुम यह मानो कि कर्म करने वाले और सुख-दुख भोगने वाले जीव अनेक हैं, और लोक, काल, शास्त्र तथा आत्माएँ नित्य हैं,
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Krishna takes a rival view seriously before answering it. Honest inquiry means stating the other side fairly first.
कृष्ण उत्तर देने से पहले विरोधी मत को गंभीरता से रखते हैं। सच्ची जिज्ञासा का अर्थ है पहले दूसरे पक्ष को ईमानदारी से रखना।
Bhagavata 11.10.14. Krishna begins stating an opposing view (that of ritualists who hold the self, worlds and scripture to be many and eternal) in order to answer it.