Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 11 - General History

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11.20.1śrī-uddhava uvāca vidhiś ca pratiṣedhaś ca nigamo hīśvarasya te avekṣate ’raviṇḍākṣa guṇaṁ doṣaṁ ca karmaṇām
11.20.2varṇāśrama-vikalpaṁ ca pratilomānulomajam dravya-deśa-vayaḥ-kālān svargaṁ narakam eva ca
11.20.3guṇa-doṣa-bhidā-dṛṣṭim antareṇa vacas tava niḥśreyasaṁ kathaṁ nṝṇāṁ niṣedha-vidhi-lakṣaṇam
11.20.4pitṛ-deva-manuṣyānāṁ vedaś cakṣus taveśvara śreyas tv anupalabdhe ’rthe sādhya-sādhanayor api
11.20.5guṇa-doṣa-bhidā-dṛṣṭir nigamāt te na hi svataḥ nigamenāpavādaś ca bhidāyā iti ha bhramaḥ
11.20.6śrī-bhagavān uvāca yogās trayo mayā proktā nṝṇāṁ śreyo-vidhitsayā jñānaṁ karma ca bhaktiś ca nopāyo ’nyo ’sti kutracit
11.20.7nirviṇṇānāṁ jñāna-yogo nyāsinām iha karmasu teṣv anirviṇṇa-cittānāṁ karma-yogas tu kāminām
11.20.8yadṛcchayā mat-kathādau jāta-śraddhas tu yaḥ pumān na nirviṇṇo nāti-sakto bhakti-yogo ’sya siddhi-daḥ
11.20.9tāvat karmāṇi kurvīta na nirvidyeta yāvatā mat-kathā-śravaṇādau vā śraddhā yāvan na jāyate
11.20.10sva-dharma-stho yajan yajñair anāśīḥ-kāma uddhava na yāti svarga-narakau yady anyan na samācaret
11.20.11asmiḻ loke vartamānaḥ sva-dharma-stho ’naghaḥ śuciḥ jñānaṁ viśuddham āpnoti mad-bhaktiṁ vā yadṛcchayā
11.20.12svargiṇo ’py etam icchanti lokaṁ nirayiṇas tathā sādhakaṁ jñāna-bhaktibhyām ubhayaṁ tad-asādhakam
11.20.13na naraḥ svar-gatiṁ kāṅkṣen nārakīṁ vā vicakṣaṇaḥ nemaṁ lokaṁ ca kāṅkṣeta dehāveśāt pramādyati
11.20.14etad vidvān purā mṛtyor abhavāya ghaṭeta saḥ apramatta idaṁ jñātvā martyam apy artha-siddhi-dam
11.20.15chidyamānaṁ yamair etaiḥ kṛta-nīḍaṁ vanaspatim khagaḥ sva-ketam utsṛjya kṣemaṁ yāti hy alampaṭaḥ
11.20.16aho-rātraiś chidyamānaṁ buddhvāyur bhaya-vepathuḥ mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ buddhvā nirīha upaśāmyati
11.20.17nṛ-deham ādyaṁ su-labhaṁ su-durlabhaṁ plavaṁ su-kalpaṁ guru-karṇadhāram mayānukūlena nabhasvateritaṁ pumān bhavābdhiṁ na taret sa ātma-hā
11.20.18yadārambheṣu nirviṇṇo viraktaḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ abhyāsenātmano yogī dhārayed acalaṁ manaḥ
11.20.19dhāryamāṇaṁ mano yarhi bhrāmyad āśv anavasthitam atandrito ’nurodhena mārgeṇātma-vaśaṁ nayet
11.20.20mano-gatiṁ na visṛjej jita-prāṇo jitendriyaḥ sattva-sampannayā buddhyā mana ātma-vaśaṁ nayet
11.20.21eṣa vai paramo yogo manasaḥ saṅgrahaḥ smṛtaḥ hṛdaya-jñatvam anvicchan damyasyevārvato muhuḥ
11.20.22sāṅkhyena sarva-bhāvānāṁ pratilomānulomataḥ bhavāpyayāv anudhyāyen mano yāvat prasīdati
11.20.23nirviṇṇasya viraktasya puruṣasyokta-vedinaḥ manas tyajati daurātmyaṁ cintitasyānucintayā
11.20.24yamādibhir yoga-pathair ānvīkṣikyā ca vidyayā mamārcopāsanābhir vā nānyair yogyaṁ smaren manaḥ
11.20.25yadi kuryāt pramādena yogī karma vigarhitam yogenaiva dahed aṁho nānyat tatra kadācana
11.20.26sve sve ’dhikāre yā niṣṭhā sa guṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ karmaṇāṁ jāty-aśuddhānām anena niyamaḥ kṛtaḥ guṇa-doṣa-vidhānena saṅgānāṁ tyājanecchayā
11.20.27-28jāta-śraddho mat-kathāsu nirviṇṇaḥ sarva-karmasu veda duḥkhātmakān kāmān parityāge ’py anīśvaraḥ tato bhajeta māṁ prītaḥ śraddhālur dṛḍha-niścayaḥ juṣamāṇaś ca tān kāmān duḥkhodarkāṁś ca garhayan
11.20.29proktena bhakti-yogena bhajato māsakṛn muneḥ kāmā hṛdayyā naśyanti sarve mayi hṛdi sthite
11.20.30bhidyate hṛdaya-granthiś chidyante sarva-saṁśayāḥ kṣīyante cāsya karmāṇi mayi dṛṣṭe ’khilātmani
11.20.31tasmān mad-bhakti-yuktasya yogino vai mad-ātmanaḥ na jñānaṁ na ca vairāgyaṁ prāyaḥ śreyo bhaved iha
11.20.32-33yat karmabhir yat tapasā jñāna-vairāgyataś ca yat yogena dāna-dharmeṇa śreyobhir itarair api sarvaṁ mad-bhakti-yogena mad-bhakto labhate ’ñjasā svargāpavargaṁ mad-dhāma kathañcid yadi vāñchati
11.20.34na kiñcit sādhavo dhīrā bhaktā hy ekāntino mama vāñchanty api mayā dattaṁ kaivalyam apunar-bhavam
11.20.35nairapekṣyaṁ paraṁ prāhur niḥśreyasam analpakam tasmān nirāśiṣo bhaktir nirapekṣasya me bhavet
11.20.36na mayy ekānta-bhaktānāṁ guṇa-doṣodbhavā guṇāḥ sādhūnāṁ sama-cittānāṁ buddheḥ param upeyuṣām
11.20.37evam etān mayā diṣṭān anutiṣṭhanti me pathaḥ kṣemaṁ vindanti mat-sthānaṁ yad brahma paramaṁ viduḥ
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