Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 28

Prahlāda Instructs the Sons of Demons: Begin Bhakti from Childhood; Household Attachment as Bondage; Nārāyaṇa as the All-Pervading Supersoul

Devanagari script

श्रुतमेतन्मया पूर्वं ज्ञानं विज्ञानसंयुतम् । धर्मं भागवतं शुद्धं नारदाद्देवदर्शनात् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

śrutam etan mayā pūrvaṁ jñānaṁ vijñāna-saṁyutam dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ śuddhaṁ nāradād deva-darśanāt

Translation

普罗诃罗陀说：我先前从常见诸天的那罗陀牟尼处听闻此法。此乃清净的薄伽梵之法（bhāgavata-dharma），具足明辨与证知，远离一切物质染污。

Synonyms

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः ‘heard’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: previously
• पूर्वम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (formerly/before)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; श्रुतम् इत्यस्य कर्म

• विज्ञानसंयुतम्: endowed with realization
• विज्ञानसंयुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्ञान-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; विज्ञान + संयुत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विज्ञानेन संयुतम् इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; विशेषणम् (ज्ञानम्)

• धर्मम्: dharma
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ज्ञानम् इत्यस्य विशेष्य-सम्बन्धेन

• भागवतम्: devotional (pertaining to Bhagavān)
• भागवतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धर्मम्)

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धर्मम्)

• नारदात्: from Nārada
• नारदात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• देवदर्शनात्: from seeing the Lord
• देवदर्शनात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; देव + दर्शन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; देवस्य दर्शनम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Characters & Entities

• Nārada Muni

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about bhāgavata-dharma?

This verse calls bhāgavata-dharma “pure” and presents it as knowledge joined with realization (jñāna with vijñāna), received through authentic hearing from a realized devotee like Nārada.

Why did Prahlāda say he learned this from Nārada Muni?

Prahlāda establishes the authority of his teachings: he heard them earlier from Nārada, a great sage who has direct vision of the Lord, so the instruction is not speculation but realized tradition.

Practical application of jñāna and vijñāna in modern life?

Seek spiritual knowledge from genuine devotees and apply it through daily practice—hearing, chanting, and living the teachings—so understanding becomes realized and transformative, not merely theoretical.