Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 11 — Chapter 18
SB 11 18.1
श्री-भगवान् उवाच वनं विविक्षुः पुत्रेषु भार्यां न्यस्य सहैव वा वन एव वसेच् छान्तस् तृतीयं भागम् आयुषः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca vanaṃ vivikṣuḥ putreṣu bhāryāṃ nyasya sahaiva vā vana eva vasec chāntas tṛtīyaṃ bhāgam āyuṣaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: One who wishes to enter the forest, having entrusted his wife to his sons, or else taking her along with him, should dwell in the forest itself, at peace, for the third part of his life.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.2
कन्द-मूल-फलैर् वन्यैर् मेध्यैर् वृत्तिं प्रकल्पयेत् वसीत वल्कलं वासस् तृण-पर्णाजिनानि वा
kanda-mūla-phalair vanyair medhyair vṛttiṃ prakalpayet vasīta valkalaṃ vāsas tṛṇa-parṇājināni vā
He should arrange his sustenance with wild, clean bulbs, roots and fruits; he should wear bark as his garment, or grass, leaves and hides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.3
केश-रोम-नख-श्मश्रु- मलानि बिभृयाद् दतः न धावेद् अप्सु मज्जेत त्रि कालं स्थण्डिले-शयः
keśa-roma-nakha-śmaśru- malāni bibhṛyād dataḥ na dhāved apsu majjeta tri kālaṃ sthaṇḍile-śayaḥ
He should let the hair of his head, his body hair, nails, beard and dirt remain (unattended), and (also) that of his teeth; he should not clean (them). He should immerse himself in water at the three (junctures of the) day, and sleep on the bare ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 18.4
ग्रीष्मे तप्येत पञ्चाग्नीन् वर्षास्व् आसार-षाड् जले आकण्थ-मग्नः शिशिर एवं वृत्तस् तपश् चरेत्
grīṣme tapyeta pañcāgnīn varṣāsv āsāra-ṣāḍ jale ākaṇtha-magnaḥ śiśira evaṃ vṛttas tapaś caret
In the hot season he should heat himself with the five fires; in the rains he should endure the downpours; in the cold season he should be immersed in water up to the neck. Behaving thus, he should practise austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.5
अग्नि-पक्वं समश्नीयात् काल-पक्वम् अथापि वा उलूखलाश्म-कुट्टो वा दन्तोलूखल एव वा
agni-pakvaṃ samaśnīyāt kāla-pakvam athāpi vā ulūkhalāśma-kuṭṭo vā dantolūkhala eva vā
He may eat what is cooked by fire, or else what is ripened by time; (his food may be) pounded with mortar and stone, or (ground) with the teeth alone as mortar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.6
स्वयं सञ्चिनुयात् सर्वम् आत्मनो वृत्ति-कारणम् देश-काल-बलाभिज्ञो नाददीतान्यदाहृतम्
svayaṃ sañcinuyāt sarvam ātmano vṛtti-kāraṇam deśa-kāla-balābhijño nādadītānyadāhṛtam
He should himself gather everything that serves as his means of living, knowing the power of place and time; he should not accept what has been brought by another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.7
वन्यैश् चरु-पुरोडाशैर् निर्वपेत् काल-चोदितान् न तु श्रौतेन पशुना मां यजेत वनाश्रमी
vanyaiś caru-puroḍāśair nirvapet kāla-coditān na tu śrautena paśunā māṃ yajeta vanāśramī
The forest-dweller should offer, with wild (produce), the caru and puroḍāśa oblations enjoined by the (proper) times; but he should not worship Me with an animal (sacrifice) as prescribed in the śruti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.8
अग्निहोत्रं च दर्शश् च पौर्णमासश् च पूर्व-वत् चातुर्मास्यानि च मुनेर् आम्नातानि च नैगमैः
agnihotraṃ ca darśaś ca paurṇamāsaś ca pūrva-vat cāturmāsyāni ca muner āmnātāni ca naigamaiḥ
The agnihotra, the new-moon and full-moon sacrifices, as before, and the four-monthly rites—these too are handed down for the sage by the knowers of the Vedic injunctions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.9
एवं चीर्णेन तपसा मुनिर् धमनि-सन्ततः मां तपो-मयम् आराध्य ऋषि-लोकाद् उपैति माम्
evaṃ cīrṇena tapasā munir dhamani-santataḥ māṃ tapo-mayam ārādhya ṛṣi-lokād upaiti mām
Thus, by austerity performed (in this way), the sage, his veins standing out, having propitiated Me who consist of austerity, comes to Me from the world of the ṛṣis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.10
यस् त्व् एतत् कृच्छ्रतश् चीर्णं तपो निःश्रेयसं महत् कामायाल्पीयसे युञ्ज्याद् बालिशः को ऽपरस् ततः
yas tv etat kṛcchrataś cīrṇaṃ tapo niḥśreyasaṃ mahat kāmāyālpīyase yuñjyād bāliśaḥ ko 'paras tataḥ
But who is a greater fool than one who would employ for some trifling desire this austerity, practised with hardship, great, (and leading) to the highest good?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.11
यदासौ नियमे ऽकल्पो जरया जात-वेपथुः आत्मन्य् अग्नीन् समारोप्य मच्-चित्तो ऽग्निं समाविशेत्
yadāsau niyame 'kalpo jarayā jāta-vepathuḥ ātmany agnīn samāropya mac-citto 'gniṃ samāviśet
When he becomes incapable of the observances, trembling with old age, he should place the fires within himself and, his mind fixed on Me, enter into the fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.12
यदा कर्म-विपाकेषु लोकेषु निरयात्मसु विरागो जायते सम्यङ् न्यस्ताग्निः प्रव्रजेत् ततः
yadā karma-vipākeṣu lokeṣu nirayātmasu virāgo jāyate samyaṅ nyastāgniḥ pravrajet tataḥ
When complete detachment arises toward the worlds (won) as the ripening of works, worlds that are hellish in nature, then, having laid down the fires, he should go forth (as a renunciant).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.13
इष्ट्वा यथोपदेशं मां दत्त्वा सर्व-स्वम् ऋत्विजे अग्नीन् स्व-प्राण आवेश्य निरपेक्षः परिव्रजेत्
iṣṭvā yathopadeśaṃ māṃ dattvā sarva-svam ṛtvije agnīn sva-prāṇa āveśya nirapekṣaḥ parivrajet
Having worshipped Me according to the instruction and given all his property to the priest, having placed the fires in his own vital airs, he should wander forth free of concern.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.14
विप्रस्य वै सन्न्यसतो देवा दारादि-रूपिणः विघ्नान् कुर्वन्त्य् अयं ह्य् अस्मान् आक्रम्य समियात् परम्
viprasya vai sannyasato devā dārādi-rūpiṇaḥ vighnān kurvanty ayaṃ hy asmān ākramya samiyāt param
Indeed, when a brāhmaṇa is renouncing, the gods create obstacles in the form of a wife and the rest, (thinking) 'this man, overstepping us, would reach the Supreme.'
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.15
बिभृयाच् चेन् मुनिर् वासः कौपीनाच्छादनं परम् त्यक्तं न दण्ड-पात्राभ्याम् अन्यत् किञ्चिद् अनापदि
bibhṛyāc cen munir vāsaḥ kaupīnācchādanaṃ param tyaktaṃ na daṇḍa-pātrābhyām anyat kiñcid anāpadi
If the sage should wear a garment, let it be no more than a covering of a loincloth; and except in emergency, nothing other than the staff and the bowl should be (taken up) once (all has been) given up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.16
दृष्टि-पूतं न्यसेत् पादं वस्त्र-पूतं पिबेज् जलम् सत्य-पूतां वदेद् वाचं मनः-पूतं समाचरेत्
dṛṣṭi-pūtaṃ nyaset pādaṃ vastra-pūtaṃ pibej jalam satya-pūtāṃ vaded vācaṃ manaḥ-pūtaṃ samācaret
He should set down his foot (only where it is) purified by sight, drink water purified by a cloth, speak speech purified by truth, and act (in a way) purified by the mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.17
मौनानीहानिलायामा दण्डा वाग्-देह-चेतसाम् न ह्य् एते यस्य सन्त्य् अङ्ग वेणुभिर् न भवेद् यतिः
maunānīhānilāyāmā daṇḍā vāg-deha-cetasām na hy ete yasya santy aṅga veṇubhir na bhaved yatiḥ
Silence, inaction, and restraint of the breath are the staffs of speech, body, and mind. Dear one, one who does not have these does not become an ascetic by (carrying) bamboo (staffs).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.18
भिक्षां चतुर्षु वर्णेषु विगर्ह्यान् वर्जयंश् चरेत् सप्तागारान् असङ्कॢप्तांस् तुष्येल् लब्धेन तावता
bhikṣāṃ caturṣu varṇeṣu vigarhyān varjayaṃś caret saptāgārān asaṅkḷptāṃs tuṣyel labdhena tāvatā
He should go about for alms among the four classes, avoiding those who are contemptible, (visiting) seven houses not fixed on beforehand, and should be satisfied with just what is obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.19
बहिर् जलाशयं गत्वा तत्रोपस्पृश्य वाग्-यतः विभज्य पावितं शेषं भुञ्जीताशेषम् आहृतम्
bahir jalāśayaṃ gatvā tatropaspṛśya vāg-yataḥ vibhajya pāvitaṃ śeṣaṃ bhuñjītāśeṣam āhṛtam
Going outside to a body of water, touching (water) there, restrained in speech, having distributed and purified the remainder, he should eat all of what was brought, leaving nothing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.20
एकश् चरेन् महीम् एतां निःसङ्गः संयतेन्द्रियः आत्म-क्रीड आत्म-रत आत्म-वान् सम-दर्शनः
ekaś caren mahīm etāṃ niḥsaṅgaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ ātma-krīḍa ātma-rata ātma-vān sama-darśanaḥ
He should wander this earth alone, unattached, his senses controlled, sporting in the self, delighting in the self, self-possessed, seeing all with an equal eye.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.21
विविक्त-क्षेम-शरणो मद्-भाव-विमलाशयः आत्मानं चिन्तयेद् एकम् अभेदेन मया मुनिः
vivikta-kṣema-śaraṇo mad-bhāva-vimalāśayaḥ ātmānaṃ cintayed ekam abhedena mayā muniḥ
With a solitary, safe place for shelter, his mind purified by absorption in Me, the sage should contemplate the self as one, not different from Me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.22
अन्वीक्षेतात्मनो बन्धं मोक्षं च ज्ञान-निष्ठया बन्ध इन्द्रिय-विक्षेपो मोक्ष एषां च संयमः
anvīkṣetātmano bandhaṃ mokṣaṃ ca jñāna-niṣṭhayā bandha indriya-vikṣepo mokṣa eṣāṃ ca saṃyamaḥ
He should examine the bondage and the liberation of the self by means of steadfastness in knowledge: bondage is the scattering (of the mind) by the senses, and liberation is their restraint.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.23
तस्मान् नियम्य षड्-वर्गं मद्-भावेन चरेन् मुनिः विरक्तः क्षुद्र-कामेभ्यो लब्ध्वात्मनि सुखं महत्
tasmān niyamya ṣaḍ-vargaṃ mad-bhāvena caren muniḥ viraktaḥ kṣudra-kāmebhyo labdhvātmani sukhaṃ mahat
Therefore, having subdued the group of six, the sage should live in absorption in Me, detached from petty desires, having found the great happiness within the self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.24
पुर-ग्राम-व्रजान् सार्थान् भिक्षार्थं प्रविशंश् चरेत् पुण्य-देश-सरिच्-छैल- वनाश्रम-वतीं महीम्
pura-grāma-vrajān sārthān bhikṣārthaṃ praviśaṃś caret puṇya-deśa-saric-chaila- vanāśrama-vatīṃ mahīm
For the sake of alms he should wander, entering cities, villages, cow-settlements, and caravans—(wandering) the earth that has holy places, rivers, mountains, forests and hermitages.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.25
वानप्रस्थाश्रम-पदेष्व् अभीक्ष्णं भैक्ष्यम् आचरेत् संसिध्यत्य् आश्व् असम्मोहः शुद्ध-सत्त्वः शिलान्धसा
vānaprasthāśrama-padeṣv abhīkṣṇaṃ bhaikṣyam ācaret saṃsidhyaty āśv asammohaḥ śuddha-sattvaḥ śilāndhasā
He should regularly beg his food at the dwellings of the forest hermitages; with the food of gleaned grains he quickly attains perfection, free from delusion, his being purified.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.26
नैतद् वस्तुतया पश्येद् दृश्यमानं विनश्यति असक्त-चित्तो विरमेद् इहामुत्र-चिकीर्षितात्
naitad vastutayā paśyed dṛśyamānaṃ vinaśyati asakta-citto viramed ihāmutra-cikīrṣitāt
He should not regard this (world) as real; what is seen perishes. With his mind unattached, he should desist from the wish to act for this world or the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.27
यद् एतद् आत्मनि जगन् मनो-वाक्-प्राण-संहतम् सर्वं मायेति तर्केण स्व-स्थस् त्यक्त्वा न तत् स्मरेत्
yad etad ātmani jagan mano-vāk-prāṇa-saṃhatam sarvaṃ māyeti tarkeṇa sva-sthas tyaktvā na tat smaret
Since this world within the self is a composite of mind, speech and vital air — reasoning that all of it is māyā — let one, established in oneself, give it up and not think of it again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.28
ज्ञान-निष्ठो विरक्तो वा मद्-भक्तो वानपेक्षकः स-लिङ्गान् आश्रमांस् त्यक्त्वा चरेद् अविधि-गोचरः
jñāna-niṣṭho virakto vā mad-bhakto vānapekṣakaḥ sa-liṅgān āśramāṃs tyaktvā cared avidhi-gocaraḥ
Fixed in knowledge, or detached, or devoted to Me and free of expectation, let him abandon the āśramas together with their outward marks and live beyond the scope of rules.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.29
बुधो बालक-वत् क्रीडेत् कुशलो जड-वच् चरेत् वदेद् उन्मत्त-वद् विद्वान् गो-चर्यां नैगमश् चरेत्
budho bālaka-vat krīḍet kuśalo jaḍa-vac caret vaded unmatta-vad vidvān go-caryāṃ naigamaś caret
Though wise, let him play like a child; though skilled, let him behave like a dullard; though learned, let him speak like a madman; though versed in the Vedas, let him conduct himself like a cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.30
वेद-वाद-रतो न स्यान् न पाषण्डी न हैतुकः शुष्क-वाद-विवादे न कञ्चित् पक्षं समाश्रयेत्
veda-vāda-rato na syān na pāṣaṇḍī na haitukaḥ śuṣka-vāda-vivāde na kañcit pakṣaṃ samāśrayet
He should not be addicted to disputes over Vedic texts, nor be a heretic, nor a mere logician; in barren argument and controversy he should take no side at all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.31
नोद्विजेत जनाद् धीरो जनं चोद्वेजयेन् न तु अति-वादांस् तितिक्षेत नावमन्येत कञ्चन देहम् उद्दिश्य पशु-वद् वैरं कुर्यान् न केनचित्
nodvijeta janād dhīro janaṃ codvejayen na tu ati-vādāṃs titikṣeta nāvamanyeta kañcana deham uddiśya paśu-vad vairaṃ kuryān na kenacit
The steady one should not be agitated by people, nor should he agitate people; he should endure abuse and should despise no one; for the sake of the body he should not, like an animal, make enmity with anyone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.32
एक एव परो ह्य् आत्मा भूतेष्व् आत्मन्य् अवस्थितः यथेन्दुर् उद-पात्रेषु भूतान्य् एकात्मकानि च
eka eva paro hy ātmā bhūteṣv ātmany avasthitaḥ yathendur uda-pātreṣu bhūtāny ekātmakāni ca
For the supreme Self is one alone, present in all beings and in oneself — as the moon (appears) in vessels of water — and beings share that one Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.33
अलब्ध्वा न विषीदेत काले काले ऽशनं क्वचित् लब्ध्वा न हृष्येद् धृतिमान् उभयं दैव-तन्त्रितम्
alabdhvā na viṣīdeta kāle kāle 'śanaṃ kvacit labdhvā na hṛṣyed dhṛtimān ubhayaṃ daiva-tantritam
Not obtaining food at the proper time on some occasion, he should not despair; and obtaining it, the resolute one should not rejoice — both are governed by fate.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.34
आहारार्थं समीहेत युक्तं तत्-प्राण-धारणम् तत्त्वं विमृश्यते तेन तद् विज्ञाय विमुच्यते
āhārārthaṃ samīheta yuktaṃ tat-prāṇa-dhāraṇam tattvaṃ vimṛśyate tena tad vijñāya vimucyate
He should make effort for the sake of food only so far as is fitting for maintaining the life-breath; by that the truth is investigated, and knowing it one is liberated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.35
यदृच्छयोपपन्नान्नम् अद्याच् छ्रेष्ठम् उतापरम् तथा वासस् तथा शय्यां प्राप्तं प्राप्तं भजेन् मुनिः
yadṛcchayopapannānnam adyāc chreṣṭham utāparam tathā vāsas tathā śayyāṃ prāptaṃ prāptaṃ bhajen muniḥ
He should eat food that comes of its own accord, whether excellent or inferior; likewise for clothing, likewise for a bed — the sage should accept whatever comes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.36
शौचम् आचमनं स्नानं न तु चोदनया चरेत् अन्यांश् च नियमाञ् ज्ञानी यथाहं लीलयेश्वरः
śaucam ācamanaṃ snānaṃ na tu codanayā caret anyāṃś ca niyamāñ jñānī yathāhaṃ līlayeśvaraḥ
Cleanliness, rinsing the mouth, bathing, and the other observances the knower should practise not out of injunction, but as I, the Lord, do, in play.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.37
न हि तस्य विकल्पाख्या या च मद्-वीक्षया हता आ-देहान्तात् क्वचित् ख्यातिस् ततः सम्पद्यते मया
na hi tasya vikalpākhyā yā ca mad-vīkṣayā hatā ā-dehāntāt kvacit khyātis tataḥ sampadyate mayā
For he has no perception called 'differentiation', that (perception) having been destroyed by the sight of Me; if some appearance (of it) remains until the body's end, thereafter he attains union with Me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 18.38
दुःखोदर्केषु कामेषु जात-निर्वेद आत्मवान् अज्ज्ञासित-मद्-धर्मो मुनिं गुरुम् उपव्रजेत्
duḥkhodarkeṣu kāmeṣu jāta-nirveda ātmavān ajjñāsita-mad-dharmo muniṃ gurum upavrajet
Having become disgusted with desires whose outcome is suffering, self-possessed, wishing to learn the religion pertaining to Me, one should approach a sage as guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.39
तावत् परिचरेद् भक्तः श्रद्धावान् अनसूयकः यावद् ब्रह्म विजानीयान् माम् एव गुरुम् आदृतः
tāvat paricared bhaktaḥ śraddhāvān anasūyakaḥ yāvad brahma vijānīyān mām eva gurum ādṛtaḥ
The devotee, faithful and free of envy, should serve — regarding Me alone as the guru with reverence — until he fully knows Brahman.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.40
यस् त्व् असंयत-षड्-वर्गः प्रचण्डेन्द्रिय-सारथिः ज्ञान-वैराग्य-रहितस् त्रि-दण्डम् उपजीवति
yas tv asaṃyata-ṣaḍ-vargaḥ pracaṇḍendriya-sārathiḥ jñāna-vairāgya-rahitas tri-daṇḍam upajīvati
But he whose group of six is unsubdued, whose charioteer of the senses is unruly, who is devoid of knowledge and detachment, and who lives off the triple staff (of the renunciant),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.41
सुरान् आत्मानम् आत्म-स्थं निह्नुते मां च धर्म-हा अविपक्व-कषायो ऽस्माद् अमुष्माच् च विहीयते
surān ātmānam ātma-sthaṃ nihnute māṃ ca dharma-hā avipakva-kaṣāyo 'smād amuṣmāc ca vihīyate
— that destroyer of dharma denies the gods, himself, and Me who dwell within the self; with his impurity unripened, he is deprived of both this world and the next.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.42
भिक्षोर् धर्मः शमो ऽहिंसा तप ईक्षा वनौकसः गृहिणो भूत-रक्षेज्या द्विजस्याचार्य-सेवनम्
bhikṣor dharmaḥ śamo 'hiṃsā tapa īkṣā vanaukasaḥ gṛhiṇo bhūta-rakṣejyā dvijasyācārya-sevanam
The mendicant's duty is tranquillity and non-injury; the forest-dweller's, austerity and contemplation; the householder's, protection of creatures and sacrifice; the twice-born (student's), service to the teacher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.43
ब्रह्मचर्यं तपः शौचं सन्तोषो भूत-सौहृदम् गृहस्थस्याप्य् ऋतौ गन्तुः सर्वेषां मद्-उपासनम्
brahmacaryaṃ tapaḥ śaucaṃ santoṣo bhūta-sauhṛdam gṛhasthasyāpy ṛtau gantuḥ sarveṣāṃ mad-upāsanam
Celibacy, austerity, purity, contentment and friendliness to creatures (are duties) even for the householder, who approaches (his wife) at the proper season; and for all, worship of Me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.44
इति मां यः स्व-धर्मेण भजेन् नित्यम् अनन्य-भाक् सर्व-भूतेषु मद्-भावो मद्-भक्तिं विन्दते दृढाम्
iti māṃ yaḥ sva-dharmeṇa bhajen nityam ananya-bhāk sarva-bhūteṣu mad-bhāvo mad-bhaktiṃ vindate dṛḍhām
Thus he who worships Me constantly by his own duty, with undivided devotion, having the sense of Me in all beings, attains firm devotion to Me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.45
भक्त्योद्धवानपायिन्या सर्व-लोक-महेश्वरम् सर्वोत्पत्त्य्-अप्ययं ब्रह्म कारणं मोपयाति सः
bhaktyoddhavānapāyinyā sarva-loka-maheśvaram sarvotpatty-apyayaṃ brahma kāraṇaṃ mopayāti saḥ
By that unfailing devotion, Uddhava, he comes to Me — the great Lord of all worlds, the origin and dissolution of everything, Brahman, the cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.46
इति स्व-धर्म-निर्णिक्त- सत्त्वो निर्ज्ञात-मद्-गतिः ज्ञान-विज्ञान-सम्पन्नो न चिरात् समुपैति माम्
iti sva-dharma-nirṇikta- sattvo nirjñāta-mad-gatiḥ jñāna-vijñāna-sampanno na cirāt samupaiti mām
Thus, with his being cleansed by his own duty, having ascertained the goal that is Me, endowed with knowledge and realization, he comes to Me before long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.47
वर्णाश्रमवतां धर्म एष आचार-लक्षणः स एव मद्-भक्ति-युतो निःश्रेयस-करः परः
varṇāśramavatāṃ dharma eṣa ācāra-lakṣaṇaḥ sa eva mad-bhakti-yuto niḥśreyasa-karaḥ paraḥ
This is the duty of those who follow the varṇas and āśramas, characterized by right conduct; that same (duty), when joined with devotion to Me, is supreme and brings the highest good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 18.48
एतत् ते ऽभिहितं साधो भवान् पृच्छति यच् च माम् यथा स्व-धर्म-संयुक्तो भक्तो मां समियात् परम्
etat te 'bhihitaṃ sādho bhavān pṛcchati yac ca mām yathā sva-dharma-saṃyukto bhakto māṃ samiyāt param
This has been declared to you, O good one, what you asked of Me: how one joined to his own duty, as a devotee, may attain Me, the Supreme.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition