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
噢不堕者阿周陀啊,至上法义的宣说者、建立者与护持者,除你之外,地上无人;即便在梵天的会众中——人格化的吠陀安住之处——也无他人。噢灭魔者摩度苏丹啊,你本是创造者、护持者与灵性智慧的宣讲者;当你离开大地,这失落的智慧又将由谁再宣说?
In this verse Uddhava declares that Krishna alone is the speaker, doer, and protector of dharma—there is no equal authority on earth, and even Brahmā’s assembly depends on the Lord’s divine expansions.
Uddhava, distressed that Krishna is about to depart from the world, fears that dharma will decline in His absence and therefore emphasizes that only Krishna can truly restore and teach dharma.
When moral clarity feels lost, seek dharma through Krishna-centered guidance—study Bhagavatam, follow genuine teachers in the disciplic line, and anchor decisions in devotion, compassion, and truthfulness.