Shloka 11
Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā
किं विद्यया किं सुगुणैश्च तेषां यज्ञैश्च दानैश्च तपोभिरुग्रैः । येषां न भक्तिर्भवतीह कृष्णे जगद्गुरौ मोक्षसुखप्रदे च ॥ ११ ॥
kiṃ vidyayā kiṃ suguṇaiśca teṣāṃ yajñaiśca dānaiśca tapobhirugraiḥ | yeṣāṃ na bhaktirbhavatīha kṛṣṇe jagadgurau mokṣasukhaprade ca || 11 ||
À quoi servent le savoir et les bonnes qualités—à quoi servent les sacrifices, les dons et les austérités rigoureuses—si, en ce monde, il n’y a pas de dévotion envers Kṛṣṇa, le Guru de l’univers, dispensateur de la béatitude de la délivrance?
Narada (teaching in a didactic passage emphasizing Vishnu/Krishna-bhakti as the essence of dharma)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It declares that knowledge, virtue, ritual sacrifice, charity, and austerity are spiritually barren if they are not rooted in devotion to Krishna, who alone grants the bliss of liberation.
Bhakti is presented as the decisive element that gives meaning and fruit to all other pursuits; without devotion to Krishna (jagad-guru and moksha-sukha-prada), religious merit does not culminate in liberation.
The verse indirectly reframes ritual competence (karma-kanda)—yajña performance, dāna rules, and tapas disciplines—by stating their practical value depends on bhakti, not merely on technical correctness or learning.