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Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 33

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

ज्ञाने कर्मणि योगे च वार्तायां दण्डधारणे । यावानर्थो नृणां तात तावांस्तेऽहं चतुर्विध: ॥ ३३ ॥

jñāne karmaṇi yoge ca vārtāyāṁ daṇḍa-dhāraṇe yāvān artho nṛṇāṁ tāta tāvāṁs te ’haṁ catur-vidhaḥ

Anak Ko, sa pamamagitan ng kaalamang mapanuri, gawaing ritwal, mistikong yoga, pangmundong hanapbuhay, at pamamahala, hinahangad ng mga tao ang dharma, artha, kāma, at mokṣa. Ngunit dahil ikaw ay bhaktá Ko, anumang makakamit ng tao sa mga paraang iyon ay madali mong matatagpuan sa Akin.

jñānein knowledge
jñāne:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
karmaṇiin action
karmaṇi:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
yogein yoga
yoge:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
vārtāyāmin livelihood/commerce (vārttā)
vārtāyām:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvārtā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
daṇḍa-dhāraṇein bearing the rod (punishment/governance)
daṇḍa-dhāraṇe:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: daṇḍasya dhāraṇe
yāvānas much as
yāvān:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootyāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; correlative with 'tāvān'
arthaḥpurpose/benefit
arthaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootartha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
nṛṇāmof men/people
nṛṇām:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
tātaO dear (son)
tāta:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Roottāta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
tāvānso much
tāvān:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; correlative to 'yāvān'
tefor you/to you
te:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormPronoun, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; beneficiary/for you
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormPronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
catur-vidhaḥfourfold/of four types
catur-vidhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootcatur (प्रातिपदिक) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; dvigu/tatpuruṣa sense 'of four kinds' (caturṇām vidhānām)

Lord Kṛṣṇa is the basis of all that exists, and one who takes exclusive shelter of the Lord never suffers any loss whatsoever for his intelligent decision to surrender to Kṛṣṇa.

K
Kṛṣṇa
U
Uddhava

FAQs

It teaches that the real fruit sought through knowledge, prescribed action, and yoga ultimately culminates in the Supreme Lord—Krishna—who is the inner essence and final goal of these paths.

In His final instructions (Uddhava Gītā), Krishna clarifies that all legitimate human pursuits—including spirituality, livelihood, and governance—find their true fulfillment when centered on Him, guiding Uddhava toward pure devotional understanding.

Whatever your field—study, work, meditation, business, or leadership—align the purpose with devotion and integrity, seeing Krishna as the ultimate aim, and let your actions become spiritually meaningful rather than merely material.