श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । ज्ञाने क्रियायां चर्यायां सारमुद्धृत्य संग्रहात् । उक्तं भगवता सर्वं श्रुतं श्रुतिसमं मया
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | jñāne kriyāyāṃ caryāyāṃ sāramuddhṛtya saṃgrahāt | uktaṃ bhagavatā sarvaṃ śrutaṃ śrutisamaṃ mayā
Śrī Kṛṣṇa nói: Sau khi chắt lọc tinh yếu của tri thức tâm linh, các nghi lễ thánh và nếp hạnh tu trì, rồi gom lại thành một bản yếu lược, tôi đã được nghe trọn vẹn mọi điều mà Đấng Thế Tôn đã thuyết—những lời dạy có uy quyền ngang với Śruti (Veda).
Sri Krishna
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Frames Śiva’s teaching as śruti-samāna (Veda-equivalent), legitimizing the path of jñāna-kriyā-caryā as a complete soteriology leading to liberation by grace.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
It establishes that the Shiva-centered teaching integrates jñāna (right understanding), kriyā (sacred practice), and caryā (ethical-devotional discipline), and that such instruction is regarded as Śruti-like—authoritative for liberation-oriented life.
By affirming kriyā and caryā alongside jñāna, it supports Saguna worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā—as a valid, scripturally grounded path when performed with right understanding, culminating in realization of Shiva as Pati (the Lord).
The verse points to a balanced sādhana: study and contemplation (jñāna), regular Shiva worship and mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” (kriyā), and disciplined conduct like purity, devotion, and service (caryā).