Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 34
Nondual Vision Beyond Praise and Blame
Dvandva-nivṛtti and Ātma-viveka
यथा हि भानोरुदयो नृचक्षुषां तमो निहन्यान्न तु सद् विधत्ते । एवं समीक्षा निपुणा सती मे हन्यात्तमिस्रं पुरुषस्य बुद्धे: ॥ ३४ ॥
yathā hi bhānor udayo nṛ-cakṣuṣāṁ tamo nihanyān na tu sad vidhatte evaṁ samīkṣā nipuṇā satī me hanyāt tamisraṁ puruṣasya buddheḥ
كما أن طلوع الشمس يبدّد الظلمة التي تغشي عيون الناس، لكنه لا يخلق الأشياء التي يرونها بعد ذلك لأنها كانت موجودة من قبل؛ كذلك فإن التحقّق بي تحقّقًا صادقًا نافذًا يزيل ظلمة الجهل التي تغطي وعي الإنسان الحق.
FAQs
This verse says true discernment works like sunrise: it destroys the darkness of ignorance in the buddhi, but it does not “create” the ultimate Truth—Reality already exists and is simply revealed.
In the Uddhava-gītā (Canto 11), Kṛṣṇa is teaching Uddhava liberation through clear understanding; here He explains that right inquiry removes भ्रम (delusion) rather than producing God—realization is uncovering what is already real.
Use steady self-inquiry and scriptural reflection to identify and drop false assumptions; like turning on a light, clarity removes confusion—focus on removing misconceptions rather than “inventing” a spiritual experience.