Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 1
Bhakti as the Easy and Supreme Yoga: Seeing Kṛṣṇa in All and Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama
श्रीउद्धव उवाच सुदुस्तरामिमां मन्ये योगचर्यामनात्मन: । यथाञ्जसा पुमान् सिद्ध्येत् तन्मे ब्रूह्यञ्जसाच्युत ॥ १ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca su-dustarām imāṁ manye yoga-caryām anātmanaḥ yathāñjasā pumān siddhyet tan me brūhy añjasācyuta
Śrī Uddhava dit : Ô Seigneur Acyuta, pour celui qui ne maîtrise pas son mental, la discipline du yoga que Tu as décrite me paraît très difficile. Je T’en prie, explique-moi simplement comment on peut l’accomplir plus aisément et parvenir à la réussite.
FAQs
It states that disciplined yoga practice is extremely difficult for a person who lacks self-mastery, and therefore one should seek a direct, clear method to attain perfection.
Uddhava recognizes that many people cannot easily control the mind, making conventional yoga hard to practice, so he requests from Krishna a straightforward means to attain spiritual perfection.
It encourages honest assessment of one’s mental discipline and motivates seekers to adopt a practical, direct spiritual practice—especially a clear devotional path—rather than attempting overly कठिन disciplines without readiness.