Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 5
Varṇāśrama-dharma as a Path to Bhakti
Yuga-dharma Origins, Universal Virtues, Brahmacarya and Gṛhastha Duties
वक्ता कर्ताविता नान्यो धर्मस्याच्युत ते भुवि । सभायामपि वैरिञ्च्यां यत्र मूर्तिधरा: कला: ॥ ५ ॥ कर्त्रावित्रा प्रवक्त्रा च भवता मधुसूदन । त्यक्ते महीतले देव विनष्टं क: प्रवक्ष्यति ॥ ६ ॥
vaktā kartāvitā nānyo dharmasyācyuta te bhuvi sabhāyām api vairiñcyāṁ yatra mūrti-dharāḥ kalāḥ
乌达婆说道：亲爱的阿周陀啊，在大地之上，除您之外，再无能宣说、建立并护持至上法者；即便在梵天的会众中——诸吠陀以人格化之形住于其间——也无人可与您比肩。摩杜苏丹啊，您本是创造者、护持者与宣说者；当您离开人间之时，这失落的圣智又将由谁再度宣讲？
FAQs
This verse declares that Krishna (Acyuta) alone is the true speaker, establisher, and protector of dharma—no one else can independently sustain it.
Uddhava recognizes that even great authorities (like those in Brahmā’s assembly) act through Krishna’s empowerment; therefore the ultimate source of dharma is Krishna Himself.
When moral guidance feels confusing, anchor decisions in devotion and scriptural principles centered on Krishna, seeing Him as the final authority behind genuine dharma.