Chandogya Upanishad 7.2
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स होवाच ऋग्वेदं भगवोऽध्येमि यजुर्वेदं सामवेदमाथर्वणं चतुर्थमितिहासपुराणं पञ्चमं वेदानां वेदं पित्र्यं राशिं दैवं निधिं वाकोवाक्यमेकायनं देवविद्यां ब्रह्मविद्यां भूतविद्यां क्षत्रविद्यां नक्षत्रविद्यां सर्पदेवजनविद्यामेतद्भगवोऽध्येमि॥
sa hovāca ṛgvedaṃ bhagavo\'dhyemi yajurvedaṃ sāmavedamātharvaṇaṃ caturthamitihāsapurāṇaṃ pañcamaṃ vedānāṃ vedaṃ pitryaṃ rāśiṃ daivaṃ nidhiṃ vākovākyamekāyanaṃ devavidyāṃ brahmavidyāṃ bhūtavidyāṃ kṣatravidyāṃ nakṣatravidyāṃ sarpadevajanavidyāmetadbhagavo\'dhyemi ||
"Narada said: "Sir, I have studied the Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda as the fourth, history and mythology as the fifth, grammar, mathematics, rituals, prognostication, ethics, logic, theology, knowledge of Brahman, sciences of beings, warfare, astronomy, and snake-charming. This is what I have studied, sir.""
What This Means:
Narada lists all he knows: all four Vedas, histories, sciences, arts - an encyclopedic education. Yet he seeks more.
Going Deeper:
Despite vast learning, Narada is unsatisfied. Book knowledge, however extensive, does not give peace.
How To Apply This:
Even encyclopedic knowledge is not enough. True fulfillment comes from something beyond all learning.
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