Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 9
Nondual Vision Beyond Praise and Blame
Dvandva-nivṛtti and Ātma-viveka
प्रत्यक्षेणानुमानेन निगमेनात्मसंविदा । आद्यन्तवदसज्ज्ञात्वा नि:सङ्गो विचरेदिह ॥ ९ ॥
pratyakṣeṇānumānena nigamenātma-saṁvidā ādy-antavad asaj jñātvā niḥsaṅgo vicared iha
Par la perception directe, le raisonnement, le témoignage des Écritures et la réalisation intérieure, il faut savoir que ce monde a un commencement et une fin et n’est donc pas la réalité ultime ; ainsi, qu’on vive ici sans attachement.
According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, there are two main material dualities. The first duality is that one sees material good and bad, beautiful and ugly, rich and poor, and so on. The second is that one sees the entire material world as separate from or independent of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The first duality, that of opposites, is subject to dissolution by the influence of time, and the second duality, that of separateness, is merely a hallucination. One who is firmly convinced of the temporary, illusory nature of this world moves about freely, without attachment. Although engaging in all types of devotional service for the Lord, such a person is never entangled and remains cheerful and satisfied in spiritual consciousness.
FAQs
This verse teaches that by perception, reasoning, scripture, and inner realization one should know material things are temporary (having beginning and end) and therefore not ultimately real; understanding this, one should live unattached.
In the Uddhava-gītā section, Kṛṣṇa instructs His devotee Uddhava in liberation-oriented wisdom—showing how discernment of the world’s temporality leads to vairāgya (detachment) while living one’s life.
Use discernment—remember outcomes change and possessions end—then act responsibly without clinging to results, identity, or constant validation, keeping your inner focus on the self and devotion to the Lord.