Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 29

Sāṅkhya of Creation and Annihilation

Sarga–Nirodha-viveka

Devanagari script

एष साङ्ख्यविधिः प्रोक्तः संशयग्रन्थिभेदनः । प्रतिलोमानुलोमाभ्यां परावरद‍ृशा मया ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

eṣa sāṅkhya-vidhiḥ proktaḥ saṁśaya-granthi-bhedanaḥ pratilomānulomābhyāṁ parāvara-dṛśā mayā

Translation

นี่คือวิธีสางขยะ (สางขยะ-วิธี) ที่เรา ผู้เห็นแจ้งทั้งฝ่ายวัตถุและฝ่ายจิตวิญญาณ ได้กล่าวไว้ด้วยการวิเคราะห์การเกิดและการดับทั้งแบบตามลำดับและย้อนลำดับ ซึ่งตัดปมแห่งความสงสัยและทำลายความหลง

Synonyms

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Puṁliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

• sāṅkhya-vidhiḥ: the Sāṅkhya method/procedure
• sāṅkhya-vidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṅkhya + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष) ‘sāṅkhyasya vidhiḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• proktaḥ: has been declared/taught
• proktaḥ: Karmaṇi-prayoga predicate (कर्मणि-प्रयोग, विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय, PPP), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with ‘vidhiḥ’

• saṁśaya-granthi-bhedanaḥ: the breaker of the knots of doubt
• saṁśaya-granthi-bhedanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṁśaya + granthi + bhedana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष) ‘saṁśayasya granthīnām bhedanaḥ’; Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; adjective to ‘vidhiḥ’

• pratiloma-anulomābhyām: by (the methods of) reverse and direct order
• pratiloma-anulomābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratiloma + anuloma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva-samāsa (द्वन्द्व) ‘pratilomaś ca anulomaś ca’; Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Dvivacana (dual)

• parāvara-dṛśā: by me, the seer of higher and lower (realities)
• parāvara-dṛśā: Karaṇa (करण) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parāvara + dṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa (तत्पुरुष) ‘parāvaram paśyati iti’; Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; adjective to ‘mayā’ (speaker)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Puṁliṅga (by convention), Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental), Ekavacana

Purport

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa has explained that the material mind accepts and rejects many different concepts of life, generating innumerable false arguments about the actual process of perfection. But a person who takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead can see everything with clear intelligence. One who understands how the Supreme Lord creates and annihilates can be liberated from material bondage and devote himself to the eternal service of the Supreme Lord.

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about removing doubts through Sāṅkhya?

This verse states that Sāṅkhya, properly taught by the Lord, breaks the “knots of doubt” by clear discrimination of reality, tracing truth both backward (effect to cause) and forward (cause to effect).

Why did Lord Krishna describe Sāṅkhya in both pratiloma and anuloma order?

Because a complete vision sees both higher and lower principles: one can analyze the world by moving from manifested effects back to their cause, and also from the original cause down to its manifestations—both methods stabilize understanding.

Practical application of “cutting the knot of doubt” in modern life?

Use disciplined reflection: examine experiences (effects) to find their roots (causes), and test principles (causes) by their outcomes (effects). This reduces confusion and supports steady devotion and right action.