Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 12

Kṛṣṇa’s Impending Departure; Uddhava’s Surrender; King Yadu and the Avadhūta’s Twenty-Four Gurus

Beginnings

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतसुहृच्छान्तो ज्ञानविज्ञाननिश्चय: । पश्यन् मदात्मकं विश्वं न विपद्येत वै पुन: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

sarva-bhūta-suhṛc chānto jñāna-vijñāna-niścayaḥ paśyan mad-ātmakaṁ viśvaṁ na vipadyeta vai punaḥ

Translation

ಸರ್ವಭೂತಗಳ ಸುಹೃದನಾಗಿ, ಶಾಂತನಾಗಿ, ಜ್ಞಾನ-ವಿಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ದೃಢನಿಶ್ಚಯ ಹೊಂದಿದವನು ಈ ವಿಶ್ವವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ನನ್ನ ಸ್ವರೂಪವೆಂದು ಕಾಣುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಅಂಥ ಭಕ್ತನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಪತನಗೊಳ್ಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ।

Synonyms

• सर्व-भूत-सुहृत्: friend of all beings
• सर्व-भूत-सुहृत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + सुहृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वेषां भूतानां सुहृत्’ (friend of all beings)

• शान्तः: peaceful
• शान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त, शम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ज्ञान-विज्ञान-निश्चयः: firmly certain in knowledge and realization
• ज्ञान-विज्ञान-निश्चयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘ज्ञानविज्ञानयोः निश्चयः’ (firm ascertainment of knowledge and realization)

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seeing’ (concomitant action)

• मत्-आत्मकम्: as consisting of Me
• मत्-आत्मकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक, षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘मदात्मा यस्य/मयि आत्मा यस्य’ = consisting of Me; विशेषणम् (of viśvam)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• विपद्येत: would fall into misfortune
• विपद्येत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + पद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Yadu
• Avadhūta (Dattātreya)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about seeing Krishna in everything?

This verse teaches that one who perceives the whole universe as mad-ātmaka—pervaded by the Supreme Lord—becomes steady, peaceful, and is no longer overcome by misfortune.

Why did the Avadhuta teach this to King Yadu in Canto 11?

Yadu approached the Avadhūta to understand the secret of inner freedom; the Avadhūta explains that realized vision—seeing the Lord’s presence everywhere—removes fear, agitation, and repeated downfall.

Practical application of being ‘friendly to all beings’ in modern life?

Cultivate non-harming, empathy, and respectful speech while remembering the divine presence in all; this reduces conflict, stabilizes the mind, and supports steady devotion and wisdom.