Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 11
Nārada’s Arrival, the Nine Yogendras, and the Foundations of Bhāgavata-dharma
श्रीनारद उवाच सम्यगेतद् व्यवसितं भवता सात्वतर्षभ । यत् पृच्छसे भागवतान् धर्मांस्त्वं विश्वभावनान् ॥ ११ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca samyag etad vyavasitaṁ bhavatā sātvatarṣabha yat pṛcchase bhāgavatān dharmāṁs tvaṁ viśva-bhāvanān
Sinabi ni Śrī Nārada: O pinakamainam sa mga Sātvata, tama ang iyong pasiya; sapagkat itinatanong mo ang walang hanggang tungkulin ng kaluluwa sa Kataas-taasang Panginoon—ang bhāgavata-dharma. Ang ganitong bhakti ay napakalakas na nakapaglilinis ng buong sansinukob.
A similar statement was made by Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī in the first verse of the Second Canto when he congratulated Parīkṣit Mahārāja for asking about Kṛṣṇa.
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This verse affirms that bhāgavata-dharma—devotional duties centered on Bhagavān—is the proper and universal path, beneficial for the entire world.
Because Vasudeva’s inquiry was not for mere debate or ritual detail, but for the essential principles of devotion that uplift all beings; Nārada recognizes this as the best determination.
Seek the core practices of devotion—hearing, chanting, remembering, and serving with sincerity—so your spiritual life becomes purposeful and beneficial to others as well.