Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 30

Avadhūta’s Further Teachers: Detachment, Solitude, One-Pointed Meditation, and the Lord as Āśraya

Devanagari script

एवं सञ्जातवैराग्यो विज्ञानालोक आत्मनि । विचरामि महीमेतां मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहङ्‍कृत: ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ sañjāta-vairāgyo vijñānāloka ātmani vicarāmi mahīm etāṁ mukta-saṅgo ’nahaṅkṛtaḥ

Translation

Having learned from my spiritual masters, I have awakened renunciation; illumined by realized knowledge, I remain situated in the Self and wander the earth free from attachment and false ego.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• सञ्जात-वैराग्यः: one whose dispassion has arisen
• सञ्जात-वैराग्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सञ्जात (कृदन्त, √जन् धातु) + वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थे: ‘सञ्जातं वैराग्यं यस्य’ (having arisen dispassion)

• विज्ञान-आलोकः: the light of realized knowledge
• विज्ञान-आलोकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + आलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विज्ञानस्य आलोकः’ (light of realized knowledge)

• आत्मनि: in the self
• आत्मनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विचरामि: I wander
• विचरामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एताम्: this
• एताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of महीम्)

• मुक्त-सङ्गः: free from attachment
• मुक्त-सङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त, √मुच् धातु) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सङ्गात् मुक्तः’ (free from attachment)

• अनहङ्कृतः: without ego
• अनहङ्कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् (नञ्-उपसर्ग) + अहङ्कृत (कृदन्त, √कृ धातु; अहम्+कृत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ: ‘अहङ्काररहितः’ (without egoism)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about vairagya (detachment)?

This verse says true detachment naturally arises when one is illumined by realized knowledge within the Self, leading to freedom from worldly attachment.

Why does the Avadhuta say he wanders the earth without association?

In the Avadhuta’s teaching, inner realization makes one independent of external supports; freed from ego and possessiveness, he moves through the world without binding attachments.

Practical application of being 'anahaṅkṛta' (without false ego) in modern life?

Act responsibly yet drop the doer-ego—offer results to the Lord, avoid identity based on status, and keep a steady inner witness through daily sādhana and self-reflection.