Topic 1 - The Inquiry into Brahman and its Pre-requisites Sutra 1,1.1 अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा ॥ १ ॥ athāto brahmajijñāsā || 1 || atha —Now; ataḥ —therefore; brahmajijñāsā —the inquiry (into the real nature) of Brahman. 1. Now (after the attainment of the requisite spiritual qualities) therefore (as the results obtained by sacrifices etc., are ephemeral, whereas the result of the