Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 64

Nārada’s Instructions: Śrāddha, True Dharma, Contentment, Yoga, and Devotion-Centered Renunciation

Devanagari script

यद् ब्रह्मणि परे साक्षात्सर्वकर्मसमर्पणम् । मनोवाक्तनुभि: पार्थ क्रियाद्वैतं तदुच्यते ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

yad brahmaṇi pare sākṣāt sarva-karma-samarpaṇam mano-vāk-tanubhiḥ pārtha kriyādvaitaṁ tad ucyate

Translation

Hỡi vua Yudhiṣṭhira (Pārtha), khi mọi hành động bằng ý, lời và thân đều được dâng hiến trực tiếp vào sự phụng sự Đấng Tối Thượng, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, thì đó là sự nhất thể của hành vi, gọi là kriyādvaita.

Synonyms

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• ब्रह्मणि: in Brahman
• ब्रह्मणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• परे: supreme
• परे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ब्रह्मणि

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• सर्वकर्मसमर्पणम्: offering of all actions
• सर्वकर्मसमर्पणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कर्मन् + समर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वकर्मणाम् समर्पणम्

• मनः: by mind
• मनः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); in coordination with वाक्, तनु

• वाक्: by speech
• वाक्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तनुभिः: by the body (bodies)
• तनुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• पार्थ: O son of Pṛthā
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• क्रियाद्वैतम्: non-duality in action
• क्रियाद्वैतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया + अद्वैत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: क्रियायाः अद्वैतम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• उच्यते: is said / is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Purport

The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is teaching people how to come to the stage of dedicating everything to the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.27) :

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about offering all actions to God?

This verse teaches that dedicating every action directly to the Supreme Brahman—through mind, speech, and body—is the path of unified, non-divided action (kriyādvaita).

Why does Nārada Muni address someone as 'Pārtha' in this verse?

The address “Pārtha” is a traditional way to speak to the ideal disciple (Arjuna), emphasizing that the teaching is universally applicable to sincere seekers of dharma and devotion.

How can I practice kriyādvaita in modern life?

Do your daily duties with the intention of service to the Supreme—align thoughts, words, and deeds, and consciously offer the results and purpose of your work to God.