Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 37
Karma, Jñāna, and Bhakti: Vedic Dharma, Piety and Sin, and the Boat of Human Life
एवमेतान् मया दिष्टाननुतिष्ठन्ति मे पथ: । क्षेमं विन्दन्ति मत्स्थानं यद् ब्रह्म परमं विदु: ॥ ३७ ॥
evam etān mayā diṣṭān anutiṣṭhanti me pathaḥ kṣemaṁ vindanti mat-sthānaṁ yad brahma paramaṁ viduḥ
Những ai nghiêm túc thực hành các con đường Ta đã đích thân chỉ dạy sẽ được an ổn khỏi ảo vọng; và khi đến cõi của Ta, họ thấu hiểu Chân Lý Tuyệt Đối một cách viên mãn.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Twentieth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Pure Devotional Service Surpasses Knowledge and Detachment.”
FAQs
It says that those who sincerely follow the practices Krishna prescribes—walking His path—gain true welfare (kṣema) and reach His abode, understood by the wise as the supreme Brahman.
Krishna is assuring Uddhava that obediently practicing His given disciplines leads to the highest destination—His own abode—beyond mere theoretical knowledge.
Choose a steady daily sadhana aligned with Krishna’s instructions—devotion, self-discipline, and faithful practice—and measure progress by inner steadiness and spiritual orientation rather than external results.