Shloka 38

Guṇa-viveka, Haṁsa-gītā, and the Yoga that Cuts False Ego

Devanagari script

मयैतदुक्तं वो विप्रा गुह्यं यत् साङ्ख्ययोगयो: । जानीत मागतं यज्ञं युष्मद्धर्मविवक्षया ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

mayaitad uktaṁ vo viprā guhyaṁ yat sāṅkhya-yogayoḥ jānīta māgataṁ yajñaṁ yuṣmad-dharma-vivakṣayā

Translation

အို ဗြာဟ္မဏတို့၊ သင်တို့အား စာင်ခ္ယနှင့် ယောဂ၏ လျှို့ဝှက်သော ဉာဏ်ကို ငါဟောပြီ။ ငါသည် ဗိဿဏု အမြင့်ဆုံးဘုရားဖြစ်၍ သင်တို့၏ အမှန်တကယ်သော ဓမ္မတာဝန်ကို ရှင်းလင်းရန် ဤနေရာ၌ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာသည်ဟု သိကြလော့။

Synonyms

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), एकवचन (singular)

• uktam: said, spoken
• uktam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Predicate (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), एकवचन (singular); predicate with etat

• vaḥ: to you / of you
• vaḥ: Sampradāna/Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्प्रदान/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (dative/genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• viprāḥ: O brāhmaṇas
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (vocative), बहुवचन (plural)

• guhyam: secret, confidential
• guhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (of etat)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), एकवचन (singular); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• sāṅkhya-yogayoḥ: of Sāṅkhya and Yoga
• sāṅkhya-yogayoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṅkhya (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara): ‘साङ्ख्यश्च योगश्च’; पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive/6th), द्विवचन (dual)

• jānīta: know (you all)
• jānīta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपदम्

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• āgatam: come, arrived
• āgatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) + ā + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (of yajñam)

• yajñam: sacrifice, worship
• yajñam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• yuṣmad-dharma-vivakṣayā: because of the intention to explain your duty
• yuṣmad-dharma-vivakṣayā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + vivakṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘युष्माकं धर्मस्य विवक्षा’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

Purport

To increase the faith of Lord Brahmā’s sons and establish the prestige of His teachings, Lord Kṛṣṇa now formally identifies Himself as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. As stated in Vedic literature, yajño vai viṣṇuḥ. After explaining the sāṅkhya- and aṣṭāṅga-yoga systems, the Lord clearly answers the original question of the sages, “Who are You, sir?” Thus, Lord Brahmā and his sons were enlightened by Lord Haṁsa.

Characters & Entities

• Hamsa
• Yajña
• Viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Sāṅkhya and Yoga in Canto 11 Chapter 13?

This verse states that the Lord (as Hamsa) gives a confidential teaching on Sāṅkhya and Yoga, indicating these paths are to be understood through His revealed instruction and in relation to dharma.

Why does Hamsa say He has come as Yajña to the brāhmaṇas?

He explains that His purpose is to clarify and speak their dharma—showing that true sacrifice (yajña) and right duty are ultimately grounded in divine instruction.

How can I apply this Bhagavatam teaching on dharma in modern life?

Seek “confidential” wisdom through authentic scripture and guidance, and align your duties—work, relationships, and spiritual practice—with a spirit of offering (yajña) and disciplined self-knowledge (Sāṅkhya-Yoga).