Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 7
Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage
अज्ञानं च निरस्तं मे ज्ञानविज्ञाननिष्ठया । भवता दर्शितं क्षेमं परं भगवत: पदम् ॥ ७ ॥
ajñānaṁ ca nirastaṁ me jñāna-vijñāna-niṣṭhayā bhavatā darśitaṁ kṣemaṁ paraṁ bhagavataḥ padam
你向我揭示了最为吉祥者——主的至上人格之境。如今我安住于知识与自证之中，我的无明已被消除。
FAQs
This verse says ignorance is dispelled by steady realized knowledge (jñāna-vijñāna-niṣṭhā), especially when received through a true spiritual teacher who reveals the Lord’s supreme shelter.
Having heard Śukadeva’s Bhagavata teachings at the end of his life, Parikshit expresses gratitude that the sage’s realized instruction removed his ignorance and revealed the supreme goal—Bhagavan’s transcendental abode/lotus feet.
Study sacred teachings with consistency (jñāna), apply them through devotion and lived practice (vijñāna), and seek guidance from authentic devotees—so spiritual understanding becomes transformative, not merely theoretical.