Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 43
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
ద్వంద్వములను సహించు, సుశీలుడవు, ఇంద్రియనిగ్రహముతో ఉండుము; శాంతుడై సమాహితబుద్ధితో జ్ఞానవిజ్ఞానసంపన్నుడవు।
FAQs
It teaches that a seeker should endure life’s dualities—like pleasure and pain—without being shaken, cultivating steadiness as a foundation for devotion and realization.
Because Uddhava was preparing to live a renounced, contemplative life; sense control and inner peace make the mind fit for steady remembrance of the Lord and realized knowledge.
Study spiritual truth (jñāna) and then practice it through daily self-restraint, calmness under stress, and disciplined reflection until it becomes lived realization (vijñāna).