Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 9
Ātmā’s Unborn Nature and Fearlessness at Death
Parīkṣit’s Final Instruction
एवमात्मानमात्मस्थमात्मनैवामृश प्रभो । बुद्ध्यानुमानगर्भिण्या वासुदेवानुचिन्तया ॥ ९ ॥
evam ātmānam ātma-stham ātmanaivāmṛśa prabho buddhyānumāna-garbhiṇyā vāsudevānucintayā
Ô roi, en méditant sans cesse sur le Seigneur suprême, Vāsudeva, et en appliquant une intelligence claire et logique, examine avec soin ton vrai Soi et la manière dont il demeure dans le corps matériel.
FAQs
This verse teaches that the indwelling Self is realized by steady remembrance of Vāsudeva, aided by purified intelligence and inner discernment.
Because in the Bhagavatam’s conclusion, devotion-centered contemplation is presented as the direct, practical means to awaken true self-knowledge and liberation.
Keep the mind repeatedly returning to Kṛṣṇa—through japa, hearing/reading Bhagavatam, and remembering Him during daily work—so intelligence becomes spiritually aligned and the heart becomes steady.