Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 24

Bhakti as the Easy and Supreme Yoga: Seeing Kṛṣṇa in All and Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama

Devanagari script

अभीक्ष्णशस्ते गदितं ज्ञानं विस्पष्टयुक्तिमत् । एतद् विज्ञाय मुच्येत पुरुषो नष्टसंशय: ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

abhīkṣṇaśas te gaditaṁ jñānaṁ vispaṣṭa-yuktimat etad vijñāya mucyeta puruṣo naṣṭa-saṁśayaḥ

Translation

I have repeatedly spoken this knowledge to you with clear reasoning. One who properly understands it becomes free of all doubts and attains liberation.

Synonyms

• abhīkṣṇaśaḥ: repeatedly
• abhīkṣṇaśaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhīkṣṇaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: repeatedly/again and again)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (to you/for you)

• gaditam: spoken
• gaditam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gad (धातु) → gadita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'spoken' (qualifying jñānam)

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विषय (knowledge)

• vispaṣṭa-yuktimat: very clear and logically supported
• vispaṣṭa-yuktimat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vispaṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + yuktimat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying jñānam): 'very clear and reasoned'

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (this)

• vijñāya: having understood
• vijñāya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having understood)

• mucyeta: would be freed
• mucyeta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदी अर्थ: 'would be liberated'

• puruṣaḥ: a person
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता (subject)

• naṣṭa-saṁśayaḥ: whose doubts are destroyed
• naṣṭa-saṁśayaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + saṁśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्य संशयः नष्टः सः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying puruṣaḥ)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about destroying doubts in spiritual life?

In 11.29.24, Kṛṣṇa says that clearly explained, well-reasoned spiritual knowledge—when realized—destroys all doubts and leads to liberation.

Why did Krishna speak this knowledge repeatedly to Uddhava?

Because steady realization requires clarity and reinforcement; Kṛṣṇa emphasizes repeated instruction so Uddhava can grasp the truth without confusion and become free from doubt.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Study authentic teachings consistently, reflect with reason, and apply them in conduct; as understanding becomes realized (not merely heard), anxiety and indecision reduce and inner freedom grows.