Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 34

Bhakti as the Easy and Supreme Yoga: Seeing Kṛṣṇa in All and Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama

Devanagari script

मर्त्यो यदा त्यक्तसमस्तकर्मा निवेदितात्मा विचिकीर्षितो मे । तदामृतत्त्वं प्रतिपद्यमानो मयात्मभूयाय च कल्पते वै ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

martyo yadā tyakta-samasta-karmā niveditātmā vicikīrṣito me tadāmṛtatvaṁ pratipadyamāno mayātma-bhūyāya ca kalpate vai

Translation

మనిషి సమస్త కర్మఫలాలను త్యజించి తనను పూర్తిగా నాకర్పించి, నా సేవ చేయాలని ఉత్సుకతతో కోరినప్పుడు, అతడు జన్మమరణ బంధనాల నుండి విముక్తి పొంది నా ఐశ్వర్యంలో భాగస్వామి అవుతాడు।

Synonyms

• martyaḥ: a mortal man
• martyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• yadā: when
• yadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• tyakta-samasta-karmā: having abandoned all actions
• tyakta-samasta-karmā: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tyakta (कृदन्त, त्यज्-धातु) + samasta (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसदृश-विशेषणप्रयोगः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'समस्तकर्म' = समस्तानि कर्माणि (all actions) इति षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुषसमासः, तस्य त्यक्तः (abandoned)

• nivedita-ātmā: having offered/surrendered himself
• nivedita-ātmā: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nivedita (कृदन्त, नि+विद्/नि+वेदय्-धातु) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'आत्मा निवेदितः' इति कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषसमासः; past passive participle sense

• vicikīrṣitaḥ: desiring to do (as I wish)
• vicikīrṣitaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi+√kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: इच्छार्थक-तुमुनन्त/सन्नन्त-भावः; 'चिकीर्षित' = कर्तुम् इच्छितः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic form

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• amṛtatvam: immortality
• amṛtatvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛtatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• pratipadyamānaḥ: attaining / entering upon
• pratipadyamānaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prati+√pad (पद् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययः (present middle participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• ātma-bhūyāya: for oneness with Me / for becoming My very self
• ātma-bhūyāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/भाववाचक; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; 'आत्मभूय' = आत्मभावः/आत्मतुल्यता (state of being one with the Self)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kalpate: becomes / is fit
• kalpate: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kḷp (कॢप् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• vai: indeed
• vai: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/emphatic particle)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attaining immortality (amṛtatva)?

This verse says immortality is attained when one abandons independent, self-serving action and fully offers oneself to Krishna, acting only to fulfill His desire.

Why does Krishna emphasize giving up all separate karma in Canto 11 Chapter 29?

Because pure devotion requires surrender of personal agenda; when actions are no longer performed for separate ends and are offered to Krishna alone, the devotee becomes eligible for liberation and divine likeness.

How can I apply ‘niveditātmā’ (offering the self) in modern life?

Dedicate your identity, choices, and daily work to serving Krishna’s will—practice devotion, reduce ego-driven goals, and align decisions with dharma and bhakti.