Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 21
Guṇa-viveka, Haṁsa-gītā, and the Yoga that Cuts False Ego
इत्यहं मुनिभि: पृष्टस्तत्त्वजिज्ञासुभिस्तदा । यदवोचमहं तेभ्यस्तदुद्धव निबोध मे ॥ २१ ॥
ity ahaṁ munibhiḥ pṛṣṭas tattva-jijñāsubhis tadā yad avocam ahaṁ tebhyas tad uddhava nibodha me
Cher Uddhava, en ce temps-là les sages, avides de connaître la vérité ultime, M’interrogèrent ; écoute maintenant de Moi ce que Je leur ai dit.
FAQs
This verse highlights that sincere inquiry into tattva is the proper mood of advanced seekers, and that Kṛṣṇa personally responds by giving the same essential instruction to qualified students like Uddhava.
Kṛṣṇa is about to transmit a profound teaching previously spoken to truth-seeking sages; He reassures Uddhava that he will now receive that same authoritative guidance directly from Him.
Cultivate genuine questions about life’s ultimate purpose and seek answers from authentic spiritual sources—approaching with humility and readiness to understand, as Uddhava does.