Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.19.5
तस्माज्ज्ञानेन सहितं ज्ञात्वा स्वात्मानमुद्धव ।
ज्ञानविज्ञानसम्पन्नो भज मां भक्तिभावत: ॥ ५ ॥
tasmāj jñānena sahitaṁ
[tasmaaj jnaanena sahitam]
jñātvā svātmānam uddhava
[jnaatvaa svaatmaanam uddhava]
jñāna-vijñāna-sampanno
[jnaana-vijnaana-sampanno]
bhaja māṁ bhakti-bhāvataḥ
[bhaja maam bhakti-bhaavatah]
Word-for-word
tasmāt
—
therefore
jñānena
—
knowledge
sahitam
—
with
jñātvā
—
knowing
sva-ātmānam
—
your own self
uddhava
—
My dear Uddhava
jñāna
—
in Vedic knowledge
vijñāna
—
and clear realization
sampannaḥ
—
accomplished
bhaja
—
worship
mām
—
Me
bhakti
—
of loving devotion
bhāvataḥ
—
in the mood.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmāj jñānena sahitaṁ
tasmāt
therefore
jñānena
knowledge
sahitam
with
jñātvā svātmānam uddhava
jñātvā
knowing
sva-ātmānam
your own self
uddhava
My dear Uddhava
jñāna-vijñāna-sampanno
jñāna
in Vedic knowledge
vijñāna
and clear realization
sampannaḥ
accomplished
bhaja māṁ bhakti-bhāvataḥ
bhaja
worship
mām
Me
bhakti
of loving devotion
bhāvataḥ
in the mood.
Therefore, My dear Uddhava, through knowledge you should understand your actual self. Then, advancing by clear realization of Vedic knowledge, you should worship Me in the mood of loving devotion.
Purport
The word vijñāna indicates realized knowledge of one’s original, spiritual form. Every living entity has an eternal spiritual form, which lies dormant until one arouses one’s original Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Without knowledge of one’s own spiritual personality it is not possible to cultivate love of the Supreme Personality, Lord Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, the words jñātvā svātmānam are significant here, indicating that every living entity can realize his full potential as an individual person only in the kingdom of God.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore, O Uddhava, knowing your ātmā through jñāna, endowed with knowledge and realization, worship me with devotion.
Śrīdhara Svāmī says this means “Worship me and give up all other processes.”
Personal Guidance
Through knowledge, understand your actual self; then through clear realization of Vedic knowledge, worship the Lord with loving devotion. Knowledge ripens into devotion; it doesn't replace it.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I treating knowledge and devotion as alternatives rather than sequence?
- What practice braids them?
My note
Source: vedabase.io