Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 42
Bhakti as the Easy and Supreme Yoga: Seeing Kṛṣṇa in All and Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama
श्रीभगवानुवाच गच्छोद्धव मयादिष्टो बदर्याख्यं ममाश्रमम् । तत्र मत्पादतीर्थोदे स्नानोपस्पर्शनै: शुचि: ॥ ४१ ॥ ईक्षयालकनन्दाया विधूताशेषकल्मष: । वसानो वल्कलान्यङ्ग वन्यभुक् सुखनि:स्पृह: ॥ ४२ ॥ तितिक्षुर्द्वन्द्वमात्राणां सुशील: संयतेन्द्रिय: । शान्त: समाहितधिया ज्ञानविज्ञानसंयुत: ॥ ४३ ॥ मत्तोऽनुशिक्षितं यत्ते विविक्तमनुभावयन् । मय्यावेशितवाक्चित्तो मद्धर्मनिरतो भव । अतिव्रज्य गतीस्तिस्रो मामेष्यसि तत: परम् ॥ ४४ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca gacchoddhava mayādiṣṭo badary-ākhyaṁ mamāśramam tatra mat-pāda-tīrthode snānopasparśanaiḥ śuciḥ
अलकनंदेच्या दर्शनाने सर्व कल्मष धुऊन जाईल; हे प्रिय, सालवस्त्रे परिधान कर, वनात जे सहज मिळेल तेच खा, आणि सुखातही निःस्पृह राहा।
FAQs
In this verse, Lord Kṛṣṇa says that merely seeing the Alakanandā (Gaṅgā) washes away remaining impurities, supporting tīrtha-darśana as a purifying aid for a devotee’s life of practice.
Kṛṣṇa is directing Uddhava toward a life of simplicity and renunciation at the Lord’s āśrama, so that detachment from comfort supports steady remembrance and devotion.
Adopt voluntary simplicity—reduce luxury-dependence, choose sattvic habits, and make sacred remembrance the “comfort” you prioritize.