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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.19.5

తస్మాజ్జ్ఞానేన సహితం జ్ఞాత్వా స్వాత్మానముద్ధవ । జ్ఞానవిజ్ఞానసమ్పన్నో భజ మాం భక్తిభావత: ॥ ౫ ॥
tasmāj jṣānena sahitaṁ
[tasmaaj jshaanena sahitam]
jṣātvā svātmānam uddhava
[jshaatvaa svaatmaanam uddhava]
jṣāna-vijṣāna-sampanno
[jshaana-vijshaana-sampanno]
bhaja māṁ bhakti-bhāvataḥ
[bhaja maam bhakti-bhaavatah]
tasmāt — therefore jṣānena — knowledge sahitam — with jṣātvā — knowing sva-ātmānam — your own self uddhava — My dear Uddhava jṣāna — in Vedic knowledge vijṣāna — and clear realization sampannaḥ — accomplished bhaja — worship mām — Me bhakti — of loving devotion bhāvataḥ — in the mood.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmāj jṣānena sahitaṁ
tasmāt
therefore
jṣānena
knowledge
sahitam
with
jṣātvā svātmānam uddhava
jṣātvā
knowing
sva-ātmānam
your own self
uddhava
My dear Uddhava
jṣāna-vijṣāna-sampanno
jṣāna
in Vedic knowledge
vijṣāna
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.

The word vijṣāna 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 jṣātvā 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
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore, O Uddhava, knowing your ātmā through jṣāna, endowed with knowledge and realization, worship me with devotion. Śrīdhara Svāmī says this means “Worship me and give up all other processes.”
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