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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.12.28 muner vyāsa-
sutād asau hitvedaḿ nṛpa gańgāyāḿ jijñāsita — having inquired
of; ātma-yāthārthyaḥ — right knowledge of one's own self; muneḥ
— from the learned philosopher; vyāsa-sutāt — the son of Vyāsa;
asau — he; hitvā — quitting; idam — this material attachment;
nṛpa — O King; gańgāyām — on the bank of the Ganges; yāsyati —
will go; addhā — directly; akutaḥ-bhayam — the life of
fearlessness. After inquiring about proper self-knowledge from
the son of Vyāsadeva, who will be a great philosopher, he will
renounce all material attachment and achieve a life of
fearlessness. Material knowledge means ignorance of the
knowledge of one's own self. Philosophy means to seek after the
right knowledge of one's own self, or the knowledge of self-
realization. Without self-realization, philosophy is dry
speculation or a waste of time and energy. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
gives the right knowledge of one's own self, and by he