Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 42
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
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FAQs
In this verse, Lord Kṛṣṇa says that merely seeing the Alakanandā (Gaṅgā) washes away remaining impurities, supporting tīrtha-darśana as a purifying aid for a devotee’s life of practice.
Kṛṣṇa is directing Uddhava toward a life of simplicity and renunciation at the Lord’s āśrama, so that detachment from comfort supports steady remembrance and devotion.
Adopt voluntary simplicity—reduce luxury-dependence, choose sattvic habits, and make sacred remembrance the “comfort” you prioritize.