Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अज्ञानं च निरस्तं मे ज्ञानविज्ञाननिष्ठया । भवता दर्शितं क्षेमं परं भगवत: पदम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

ajñānaṁ ca nirastaṁ me jñāna-vijñāna-niṣṭhayā bhavatā darśitaṁ kṣemaṁ paraṁ bhagavataḥ padam

Translation

ท่านได้เปิดเผยแก่ข้าพเจ้าซึ่งเป็นมงคลยิ่ง คือพระบาทอันสูงสุดของพระภควาน บัดนี้ข้าพเจ้ามั่นคงในญาณและการรู้แจ้งตนเอง ความไม่รู้ของข้าพเจ้าถูกขจัดแล้ว

Synonyms

• अज्ञानम्: ignorance
• अज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• निरस्तम्: removed, dispelled
• निरस्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate in nominal sentence)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अज्ञानस्य विधेयविशेषणम्

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ज्ञान-विज्ञान-निष्ठया: by steadfastness in knowledge and realization
• ज्ञान-विज्ञान-निष्ठया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + विज्ञान + निष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञानस्य विज्ञानस्य च निष्ठा)

• भवता: by you (honorific)
• भवता: Karana (करण; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• दर्शितम्: shown
• दर्शितम्: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्षेमस्य विधेयविशेषणम्

• क्षेमम्: the supreme good, safety
• क्षेमम्: Karma (कर्म; shown thing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्षेमं/पदं विशेषयति

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पदम्: abode, state, position
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म; shown thing/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्षेमं परं ... पदम् (apposition)

Characters & Entities

• King Parikshit
• Shukadeva Gosvami
• Bhagavan (Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about removing ignorance (ajñāna)?

This verse says ignorance is dispelled by steady realized knowledge (jñāna-vijñāna-niṣṭhā), especially when received through a true spiritual teacher who reveals the Lord’s supreme shelter.

Why did King Parikshit say this to Shukadeva Gosvami?

Having heard Śukadeva’s Bhagavata teachings at the end of his life, Parikshit expresses gratitude that the sage’s realized instruction removed his ignorance and revealed the supreme goal—Bhagavan’s transcendental abode/lotus feet.

Practical application of jñāna-vijñāna-niṣṭhā in modern life?

Study sacred teachings with consistency (jñāna), apply them through devotion and lived practice (vijñāna), and seek guidance from authentic devotees—so spiritual understanding becomes transformative, not merely theoretical.