Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 19

Bhakti as the Easy and Supreme Yoga: Seeing Kṛṣṇa in All and Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama

Devanagari script

अयं हि सर्वकल्पानां सध्रीचीनो मतो मम । मद्भ‍ाव: सर्वभूतेषु मनोवाक्कायवृत्तिभि: ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

ayaṁ hi sarva-kalpānāṁ sadhrīcīno mato mama mad-bhāvaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu mano-vāk-kāya-vṛttibhiḥ

Translation

Je tiens pour suprême cette voie : employer le mental, la parole et les actes du corps afin de Me réaliser au sein de tous les êtres vivants.

Synonyms

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/causal particle)

• सर्व-कल्पानाम्: of all methods/alternatives
• सर्व-कल्पानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (विशेषणपूर्वपद)

• सध्रीचीनः: proper, correct
• सध्रीचीनः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सध्रीचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• मतः: considered
• मतः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicative complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘considered/held as’

• मम: by me / of me
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive pronoun)

• मत्-भावः: My presence/nature
• मत्-भावः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• सर्व-भूतेषु: in all beings
• सर्व-भूतेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (विशेषणपूर्वपद)

• मनः-वाक्-काय-वृत्तिभिः: by the activities of mind, speech, and body
• मनः-वाक्-काय-वृत्तिभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वाक् (प्रातिपदिक) + काय (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्देश: ‘activities of mind-speech-body’)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about seeing God in all beings?

In 11.29.19, Lord Kṛṣṇa calls it the most appropriate practice: to cultivate devotion and awareness of Him within all living beings through one’s mind, words, and bodily actions.

Why did Krishna say this to Uddhava in Canto 11?

In the Uddhava Gītā, Kṛṣṇa summarizes the essence of spiritual practice for Uddhava—pure bhakti expressed universally as reverence and care toward all beings, enacted through thought, speech, and action.

How can I apply “mind, words, and body” devotion in modern life?

Align thoughts with remembrance and goodwill, speech with truth and kindness, and actions with service and non-harm—treating every being as connected to Kṛṣṇa and worthy of respect.