Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 1
Bhakti as the Easy and Supreme Yoga: Seeing Kṛṣṇa in All and Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama
श्रीउद्धव उवाच सुदुस्तरामिमां मन्ये योगचर्यामनात्मन: । यथाञ्जसा पुमान् सिद्ध्येत् तन्मे ब्रूह्यञ्जसाच्युत ॥ १ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca su-dustarām imāṁ manye yoga-caryām anātmanaḥ yathāñjasā pumān siddhyet tan me brūhy añjasācyuta
ศรีอุทธวะกล่าวว่า ข้าแต่พระอจุตะ ผู้ควบคุมจิตไม่ได้ย่อมเห็นหนทางโยคะที่พระองค์ทรงสอนไว้ยากยิ่ง โปรดตรัสอธิบายอย่างง่ายว่า มนุษย์จะปฏิบัติให้สำเร็จได้โดยสะดวกอย่างไร
FAQs
It states that disciplined yoga practice is extremely difficult for a person who lacks self-mastery, and therefore one should seek a direct, clear method to attain perfection.
Uddhava recognizes that many people cannot easily control the mind, making conventional yoga hard to practice, so he requests from Krishna a straightforward means to attain spiritual perfection.
It encourages honest assessment of one’s mental discipline and motivates seekers to adopt a practical, direct spiritual practice—especially a clear devotional path—rather than attempting overly कठिन disciplines without readiness.