Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

न व्यभिचरति तवेक्षा यया ह्यभिहितो भागवतो धर्म: । स्थिरचरसत्त्वकदम्बे- ष्वपृथग्धियो यमुपासते त्वार्या: ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

na vyabhicarati tavekṣā yayā hy abhihito bhāgavato dharmaḥ sthira-cara-sattva-kadambeṣv apṛthag-dhiyo yam upāsate tv āryāḥ

Translation

ହେ ପ୍ରଭୁ, ତୁମ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି କେବେ ପରମ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟରୁ ବିଚଳିତ ହୁଏନା; ସେଇ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ଭାଗବତ-ଧର୍ମ ଉପଦେଶିତ। ଚର-ଅଚର ସମସ୍ତ ଜୀବରେ ଭେଦବୁଦ୍ଧି ନ ରଖି ସମଦର୍ଶୀ ଯେ, ସେମାନେ ଆର୍ୟ; ଏମିତି ଆର୍ୟମାନେ ତୁମକୁ, ପରମ ପୁରୁଷୋତ୍ତମକୁ, ଉପାସନା କରନ୍ତି।

Synonyms

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya (not)

• vyabhicarati: deviates
• vyabhicarati: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √car (चर् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Pres.), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada; meaning: deviates/errs

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Ṣaṣṭhī (Gen. 6), Ekavacana (sg.)

• īkṣā: glance/vision
• īkṣā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īkṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)

• yayā: by which
• yayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga (f.), Tṛtīyā (Instr. 3), Ekavacana (sg.)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (indeed)

• abhihitaḥ: declared/taught
• abhihitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + √dhā (धा धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: Kṛdanta (past passive participle, क्त), Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)

• bhāgavataḥ: devotional (of the Lord)
• bhāgavataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.); used as adjective qualifying dharmaḥ

• dharmaḥ: dharma
• dharmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Ekavacana (sg.)

• sthira-cara-sattva-kadambeṣu: among the groups of immobile and mobile beings
• sthira-cara-sattva-kadambeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthira + cara + sattva + kadamba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.) (kadamba), Saptamī (Loc. 7), Bahuvacana (pl.); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (cluster of stationary and moving beings)

• apṛthak-dhiyaḥ: those of non-dual vision
• apṛthak-dhiyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- + pṛthak + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Bahuvacana (pl.); कर्मधारयः (non-separate-minded)

• yam: whom
• yam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṁliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (Acc. 2), Ekavacana (sg.)

• upāsate: worship
• upāsate: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + √ās (आस् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Pres.), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana (pl.), Ātmanepada

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (but/indeed)

• āryāḥ: the noble ones
• āryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom. 1), Bahuvacana (pl.)

Purport

Bhāgavata-dharma and kṛṣṇa-kathā are identical. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted everyone to become a guru and preach the instructions of Kṛṣṇa everywhere from Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Purāṇas, Vedānta-sūtra and similar Vedic literatures. Āryans, who are advanced in civilization, follow bhāgavata-dharma. Prahlāda Mahārāja, although merely a child of five years, recommended:

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about seeing God in all living beings?

This verse teaches apṛthag-dhī—undivided vision—where saintly devotees perceive the Lord’s presence across all beings, moving and unmoving, and thus worship Him without sectarian division.

What is bhāgavata-dharma according to this shloka?

Bhāgavata-dharma here is the devotional path revealed by the Lord’s own vision—steadfast devotion grounded in spiritual unity, not in external distinctions among creatures.

How can I apply apṛthag-dhī (non-seeing of separateness) in modern life?

Practice respectful, non-envious dealings with all beings, reduce harsh judgment based on labels, and cultivate devotion by remembering the same Supreme Lord is present as the inner witness in everyone.