Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

नैतद् विज्ञाय जिज्ञासोर्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते । पीत्वा पीयूषममृतं पातव्यं नावशिष्यते ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

naitad vijñāya jijñāsor jñātavyam avaśiṣyate pītvā pīyūṣam amṛtaṁ pātavyaṁ nāvaśiṣyate

Translation

เมื่อผู้ใฝ่รู้เข้าใจความรู้นี้แล้ว ก็ไม่เหลือสิ่งใดให้ต้องรู้ต่อไป เพราะผู้ที่ได้ดื่มน้ำทิพย์อมฤตอันโอชะแล้ว ย่อมไม่อาจยังคงกระหายได้

Synonyms

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; object of knowing

• vijñāya: having understood
• vijñāya: Kriya (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having known/realized'

• jijñāsoḥ: of the inquirer
• jijñāsoḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ji-jñāsu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; desiderative-noun 'one who wishes to know'

• jñātavyam: anything to be known
• jñātavyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + tavya (तव्य)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; 'that which is to be known'

• avaśiṣyate: remains
• avaśiṣyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√śiṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present: Laṭ (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; ātmanepada; 'remains'

• pītvā: having drunk
• pītvā: Kriya (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), 'having drunk'

• pīyūṣam: nectar
• pīyūṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīyūṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• amṛtam: immortal/ambrosial
• amṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying 'pīyūṣam'

• pātavyam: anything to be drunk
• pātavyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √pā (धातु) + tavya (तव्य)
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; 'that which is to be drunk'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• avaśiṣyate: remains
• avaśiṣyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√śiṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present: Laṭ (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; ātmanepada

Characters & Entities

• Uddhava
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about complete spiritual knowledge?

In this verse, Śrī Kṛṣṇa says that when the essential truth is fully realized, nothing else remains to be known—spiritual inquiry reaches completion.

Why did Krishna say this to Uddhava in Canto 11?

In the Uddhava Gītā, Kṛṣṇa gives His concluding guidance to Uddhava, emphasizing that realizing the Supreme Truth (and tasting its ‘nectar’) fulfills all seeking and ends further thirst for lesser goals.

How can I apply the idea of 'drinking the nectar' in modern life?

Prioritize steady devotion and realized understanding—regular hearing, chanting, and remembrance—so that deeper spiritual taste replaces restless consumption of temporary experiences.