Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 46

Vānaprastha-vidhi and Sannyāsa-dharma: Austerity, Detachment, and the Paramahaṁsa Ideal

Devanagari script

इति स्वधर्मनिर्णिक्तसत्त्वो निर्ज्ञातमद्गति: । ज्ञानविज्ञानसम्पन्नो नचिरात् समुपैति माम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

iti sva-dharma-nirṇikta- sattvo nirjñāta-mad-gatiḥ jñāna-vijñāna-sampanno na cirāt samupaiti mām

Translation

かくして、定められた義務の遂行によって自己の存在を清め、我の至上の位を完全に悟り、聖典の知と体得の知を備えた者は、ほどなく我に到達する。

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थे (quotative/connector)

• स्व-धर्म-निर्णिक्त-सत्त्वः: whose mind/being is purified by one’s own duty
• स्व-धर्म-निर्णिक्त-सत्त्वः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्णिक्त (कृदन्त; √निज्/√निञ्ज् धातु, क्त) + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुपद-समासः; विशेषण—अन्तर्भूत-कर्ता ‘सः’

• निर्ज्ञात-मत्-गतिः: who has realized My path/goal
• निर्ज्ञात-मत्-गतिः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्ज्ञात (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा धातु, क्त) + मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण—अन्तर्भूत-कर्ता; ‘मम गतिः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ज्ञान-विज्ञान-सम्पन्नः: endowed with knowledge and realized wisdom
• ज्ञान-विज्ञान-सम्पन्नः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्पन्न (कृदन्त; √पद्/√पद्?; सामान्यतः √पद्/√पद् ‘to go’ उपसर्ग-सम्, क्त; अर्थे ‘युक्त/समन्वित’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण—अन्तर्भूत-कर्ता

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• चिरात्: after long (time)
• चिरात्: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थे/कालवाचक—‘चिरात्’ = दीर्घकालात् (after a long time)

• समुपैति: attains/comes to
• समुपैति: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप√इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन

• माम्: Me
• माम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attaining Krishna through svadharma?

This verse teaches that sincere performance of one’s prescribed duty purifies the heart, and when joined with knowledge and realized wisdom, it quickly leads one to attain Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Why did Krishna say this to Uddhava in the Uddhava Gita?

Kṛṣṇa was instructing Uddhava on the path of spiritual completion—showing how purified duty (svadharma), clear understanding of the Lord as the ultimate goal, and realized knowledge culminate in direct attainment of Him.

Practical application of jñāna and vijñāna in modern life according to this shloka?

Do your responsibilities ethically and as an offering (purifying the mind), study true spiritual teachings (jñāna), and apply them through steady practice and transformation of habits (vijñāna) so life steadily turns toward God.