Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 43
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
न व्यभिचरति तवेक्षा यया ह्यभिहितो भागवतो धर्म: । स्थिरचरसत्त्वकदम्बे- ष्वपृथग्धियो यमुपासते त्वार्या: ॥ ४३ ॥
na vyabhicarati tavekṣā yayā hy abhihito bhāgavato dharmaḥ sthira-cara-sattva-kadambeṣv apṛthag-dhiyo yam upāsate tv āryāḥ
اے پروردگار، تیری نگاہ کبھی اعلیٰ ترین مقصد سے نہیں ہٹتی؛ اسی نگاہ کے مطابق بھاگوت دھرم بیان ہوا ہے۔ جو چلنے پھرنے والے اور ساکن سب جیووں میں اونچ نیچ کی تفریق نہیں کرتے، وہ آریہ کہلاتے ہیں؛ ایسے آریہ تجھ ہی کو، پرم پرشوتم، پوجتے ہیں۔
Bhāgavata-dharma and kṛṣṇa-kathā are identical. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted everyone to become a guru and preach the instructions of Kṛṣṇa everywhere from Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the Purāṇas, Vedānta-sūtra and similar Vedic literatures. Āryans, who are advanced in civilization, follow bhāgavata-dharma. Prahlāda Mahārāja, although merely a child of five years, recommended:
FAQs
This verse teaches apṛthag-dhī—undivided vision—where saintly devotees perceive the Lord’s presence across all beings, moving and unmoving, and thus worship Him without sectarian division.
Bhāgavata-dharma here is the devotional path revealed by the Lord’s own vision—steadfast devotion grounded in spiritual unity, not in external distinctions among creatures.
Practice respectful, non-envious dealings with all beings, reduce harsh judgment based on labels, and cultivate devotion by remembering the same Supreme Lord is present as the inner witness in everyone.