Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 17: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Description of the Varṇāśrama System

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.17.7

tat tvaḿ naḥ sarva-dharma-jña

dharmas tvad-bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ

yathā yasya vidhīyeta

tathā varṇaya me prabho

SYNONYMS

tat — therefore; tvam — You; naḥ — among us (human beings); sarva-dharma-jñaO supreme knower of religious principles; dharmaḥ — the spiritual path; tvat-bhakti — by loving service to You; lakṣaṇaḥ — characterized; yathāin which way; yasya — of whom; vidhīyeta — may be executed; tathāin that way; varṇaya — please describe; me — unto me; prabho — my Lord.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, my Lord, since You are the knower of all religious principles, please describe to me the human beings who may execute the path of loving service to You and how such service is to be rendered.

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