# SB 5.12.3 > तस्माद्भवन्तं मम संशयार्थं प्रक्ष्यामि पश्चादधुना सुबोधम > अध्यात्मयोगग्रथितं तवोक्तमाख्याहि कौतूहलचेतसो मे ॥३॥ ## Text > tasmād bhavantaṁ mama saṁśayārthaṁ > prakṣyāmi paścād adhunā subodham > adhyātma-yoga-grathitaṁ tavoktam > ākhyāhi kautūhala-cetaso me ## Synonyms *tasmāt*—therefore; *bhavantam*—to you; *mama*—of me; *saṁśaya-artham*—the subject matter that is not clear to me; *prakṣyāmi*—I shall submit; *paścāt*—afterwards; *adhunā*—now; *su-bodham*—so that it can be clearly understood; *adhyātma-yoga*—of mystic instruction for self-realization; *grathitam*—as composed; *tava*—your; *uktam*—speech; *ākhyāhi*—please explain again; *kautūhala-cetasaḥ*—whose mind is very inquisitive to understand the mystery of such statements; *me*—to me. ## Translation **Whatever doubts I have about a particular subject matter I shall ask you about later. For the time being, these mysterious yoga instructions you have given me for self-realization appear very difficult to understand. Please repeat them in a simple way so that I can understand them. My mind is very inquisitive, and I want to understand this clearly.** ## Purport The Vedic literature instructs: *tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam* [SB 11.3.21]. An intelligent man must be very inquisitive to know the transcendental science deeply. Therefore one must approach a *guru,* a spiritual master. Although Jaḍa Bharata explained everything to Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa, it appears that his intelligence was not perfect enough to understand clearly. He therefore requested a further explanation. As stated in *Bhagavad-gītā* [[bg/4/34|(Bg. 4.34)]]: *tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā.* The student must approach a spiritual master and surrender unto him fully (*praṇipātena*). He must also question him in order to understand his instructions (*paripraśnena*). One should not only surrender to the spiritual master but also render loving service unto him (*sevayā*) so that the spiritual master will be pleased with the student and explain the transcendental subject matter more clearly. A challenging spirit before the spiritual master should be avoided if one is at all interested in learning the Vedic instructions in depth.