Shloka 7

Kṛṣṇa’s Impending Departure; Uddhava’s Surrender; King Yadu and the Avadhūta’s Twenty-Four Gurus

Beginnings

Devanagari script

यदिदं मनसा वाचा चक्षुर्भ्यां श्रवणादिभि: । नश्वरं गृह्यमाणं च विद्धि मायामनोमयम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

yad idaṁ manasā vācā cakṣurbhyāṁ śravaṇādibhiḥ naśvaraṁ gṛhyamāṇaṁ ca viddhi māyā-mano-mayam

Translation

อุทธวะเอ๋ย จักรวาลวัตถุที่เธอรับรู้ด้วยใจ วาจา ตา หู และประสาทอื่น ๆ จงรู้ว่าเป็นสิ่งที่มโนสร้างด้วยมายาและไม่เที่ยง; อารมณ์แห่งประสาททั้งปวงล้วนชั่วคราว

Synonyms

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun referring to 'idam'

• idam: this (that is perceived)
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; correlative to 'yat'

• manasā: by the mind
• manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (मनस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• vācā: by speech
• vācā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (वाच् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular

• cakṣurbhyām: by (the two) eyes
• cakṣurbhyām: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (चक्षुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Dual (द्विवचन)

• śravaṇa-ādibhiḥ: by hearing and the other (senses)
• śravaṇa-ādibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (श्रवण प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (समाहार/निर्देश: 'śravaṇaṃ ca ādayaḥ'); Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• naśvaram: perishable
• naśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naśvara (नश्वर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; qualifies 'idam/yat'

• gṛhyamāṇam: being perceived
• gṛhyamāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; 'being grasped/perceived'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• viddhi: know/understand
• viddhi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (विद् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, Imperative), 2nd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• māyā-mano-mayam: made of illusion and mind
• māyā-mano-mayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā (माया) + manas (मनस्) + maya (मय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (बहु-तत्पुरुष: 'māyāyāḥ manomayaṃ' / 'māyā-mano-maya'); Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; predicate complement of 'viddhi'

Purport

The question may be raised that since we find good and bad qualities throughout the material world, how can Lord Kṛṣṇa advise Uddhava to see everything equally? In this verse Kṛṣṇa explains that material good and evil are a creation of the illusory energy, just as the objects of a dream are a mental creation.

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Māyā and sense perception?

This verse says that what we grasp through mind, speech, and the senses is temporary and should be understood as Māyā’s influence—an experience shaped within the mind rather than ultimate reality.

Why did Krishna say this to Uddhava in Canto 11?

Krishna instructs Uddhava in spiritual discernment: by recognizing the perishability of sensory experience as Māyā, Uddhava can cultivate detachment and fix his consciousness on the eternal Self and Bhagavān.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Treat changing perceptions—praise/blame, success/failure, pleasure/anxiety—as temporary mental impressions; practice steady remembrance of Krishna and make choices based on dharma and devotion rather than fleeting sensory pulls.