Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 63

Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva

Devanagari script

एतावानेव मनुजैर्योगनैपुण्यबुद्धिभि: । स्वार्थ: सर्वात्मना ज्ञेयो यत्परात्मैकदर्शनम् ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

etāvān eva manujair yoga-naipuṇya-buddhibhiḥ svārthaḥ sarvātmanā jñeyo yat parātmaika-darśanam

Translation

ヨーガに巧みな बुद्धि をもつ人間にとって、究極の目的はただこれだけである――万有の内なる自己としてのパラマートマーを、一つの眼で観ずること。部分と全体の真実の関係を観ることが、人生の至高の理解である。

Synonyms

• एतावान्: this much; so much
• एतावान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of स्वार्थः
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (quantitative)

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis/only)

• मनुजैः: by human beings
• मनुजैः: Karta (कर्ता) / Agent-instrumental (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• योगनैपुण्यबुद्धिभिः: with intellects skilled in yoga
• योगनैपुण्यबुद्धिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + नैपुण्य + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘योगे नैपुण्यं यस्याः सा बुद्धिः’ → ‘with intellects skilled in yoga’

• स्वार्थः: one’s true purpose
• स्वार्थः: Karta (कर्ता) / Topic (उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य अर्थः’ (one’s true aim)

• सर्वात्मना: entirely; with all one’s self
• सर्वात्मना: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial instrumental): ‘with one’s whole being/entirely’

• ज्ञेयः: should be known
• ज्ञेयः: Vidheyā (विधेय) / Predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘to be known/should be known’

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• परात्मैकदर्शनम्: the vision of the one Supreme Self
• परात्मैकदर्शनम्: Samānādhikaraṇa/Predicate-noun (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परात्मन् + एक + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘परात्मनः एकं दर्शनम्’ (the vision of the one Supreme Self)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say is the real purpose of human life?

It teaches that true self-interest is to realize and see the one Supreme Soul (Paramātmā) everywhere, not merely to pursue temporary worldly goals.

What does 'Paramātmā-eka-darśanam' mean in Bhagavatam?

It means the spiritual vision of perceiving the one Supreme Self present within all beings—an equal, God-centered outlook grounded in realization.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Practice seeing every person as a soul under the Supreme Lord’s presence—cultivating humility, nonviolence, steadiness in devotion, and decisions guided by spiritual benefit rather than ego.