Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

य एतत् समधीयीत पवित्रं परमं शुचि । स पूयेताहरहर्मां ज्ञानदीपेन दर्शयन् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

ya etat samadhīyīta pavitraṁ paramaṁ śuci sa pūyetāhar ahar māṁ jñāna-dīpena darśayan

Translation

この至上にして最も清浄・浄化する智慧を声高く誦する者は、日々清められる。超越の智の灯によって、彼は他者にわれを示すからである。

Synonyms

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समधीयीत: should study/recite
• समधीयीत: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अधि+इ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should study/recite thoroughly’

• पवित्रम्: purifying
• पवित्रम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifies एतत्

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; superlative sense; qualifies एतत्

• शुचि: pure
• शुचि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; indeclinable-like stem but declined here as neuter acc. sg; qualifies एतत्

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पूयेत: would be purified
• पूयेत: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; passive/intransitive sense ‘should become purified’

• अहर्: day
• अहर्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; used adverbially in repetition

• अहर्: day (by day)
• अहर्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; repetition = ‘day by day’

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ज्ञान-दीपेन: with the lamp of knowledge
• ज्ञान-दीपेन: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानस्य दीपः)

• दर्शयन्: showing/revealing
• दर्शयन्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; agrees with सः

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about becoming purified by studying scripture?

This verse states that one who attentively studies these supremely purifying teachings becomes cleansed day by day, and the Lord is revealed within by the lamp of spiritual knowledge.

Why did Krishna say this to Uddhava in Canto 11?

In the Uddhava-gītā, Kṛṣṇa instructs His devotee Uddhava on the path of devotion and realization; here He emphasizes that sincere study and assimilation of His teachings steadily purify the heart and lead to direct perception of Him.

How can I apply “the lamp of knowledge” in modern life according to this shloka?

Make a daily habit of attentive reading/recitation of the Lord’s teachings, reflect on their meaning, and live accordingly—this steady practice purifies consciousness and clarifies spiritual vision.