Ekadasha Skandha Adhyaya 3 Shloka 29 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Thai | Vedapath

Vyasa

←Previous Verse

Next Verse→

Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवं कृष्णात्मनाथेषु मनुष्येषु च सौहृदम् । परिचर्यां चोभयत्र महत्सु नृषु साधुषु ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ kṛṣṇātma-nātheṣu manuṣyeṣu ca sauhṛdam paricaryāṁ cobhayatra mahatsu nṛṣu sādhuṣu

Translation

ผู้ใดปรารถนาประโยชน์สูงสุดของตน พึงบ่มเพาะมิตรไมตรีกับผู้ที่ยอมรับพระกฤษณะเป็นเจ้าแห่งชีวิตของตน และพึงพัฒนาจิตแห่งการรับใช้ต่อสรรพชีวิตทั้งปวง โดยเฉพาะควรช่วยเหลือผู้ที่เกิดเป็นมนุษย์ และในหมู่มนุษย์นั้น ผู้ที่ยึดหลักธรรมะ ในหมู่ผู้เคร่งธรรมะ พึงปรนนิบัติรับใช้เป็นพิเศษต่อผู้ภักดีบริสุทธิ์ของพระผู้เป็นบุคคลสูงสุด

Synonyms

एवम्thus, in this way

कृष्ण-आत्म-नाथेषुamong those whose lord/self is Krishna

मनुष्येषुamong humans

चand

सौहृदम्friendliness, goodwill

परिचर्याम्service, attendance

चand

उभयत्रin both places/ways

महत्सुamong the great

नृषुamong men

साधुषुamong the saintly

Purport

According to Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, the highest duty for devotees of the Supreme Lord is to establish friendship with those who have completely surrendered to Kṛṣṇa and who have thus achieved śaraṇāgati, shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet. One should render service to both the Lord and His devotees, since the Lord is more pleased by sincere service rendered to His pure devotees. One should not only officially offer respect to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His devotees and His worshipful paraphernalia, but should actually render service to the representatives of the Lord, who are known as mahā-bhāgavatas.

Characters & Entities

Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about serving saints (sadhus)?

This verse teaches that one should render paricaryā—devoted service—especially to the mahātmās, the saintly devotees, considering such service a primary expression of bhakti.

Why did Krishna say this to Uddhava in Canto 11?

In the Uddhava-gītā teachings, Kṛṣṇa instructs Uddhava on practical bhakti: cultivating affectionate friendship with Kṛṣṇa-centered devotees and serving great saints as a direct means of spiritual upliftment.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Seek Kṛṣṇa-focused association, build sincere friendships rooted in devotion, and offer practical service to genuine devotees—helping, listening, supporting their sādhana, and contributing to devotional communities.