Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 7
Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage
अज्ञानं च निरस्तं मे ज्ञानविज्ञाननिष्ठया । भवता दर्शितं क्षेमं परं भगवत: पदम् ॥ ७ ॥
ajñānaṁ ca nirastaṁ me jñāna-vijñāna-niṣṭhayā bhavatā darśitaṁ kṣemaṁ paraṁ bhagavataḥ padam
Du hast mir das Höchstheilvolle offenbart: die höchste persönliche Stätte des Herrn. Nun bin ich in Erkenntnis und Selbstverwirklichung gefestigt, und meine Unwissenheit ist ausgelöscht.
FAQs
This verse says ignorance is dispelled by steady realized knowledge (jñāna-vijñāna-niṣṭhā), especially when received through a true spiritual teacher who reveals the Lord’s supreme shelter.
Having heard Śukadeva’s Bhagavata teachings at the end of his life, Parikshit expresses gratitude that the sage’s realized instruction removed his ignorance and revealed the supreme goal—Bhagavan’s transcendental abode/lotus feet.
Study sacred teachings with consistency (jñāna), apply them through devotion and lived practice (vijñāna), and seek guidance from authentic devotees—so spiritual understanding becomes transformative, not merely theoretical.