Chapter 17
श्रीभगवानुवाच धर्म्य एष तव प्रश्नो नै:श्रेयसकरो नृणाम् । वर्णाश्रमाचारवतां तमुद्धव निबोध मे ॥ ९ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-bhagavān uvāca dharmya eṣa tava praśno naiḥśreyasa-karo nṛṇām varṇāśramācāravatāṁ tam uddhava nibodha me
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; dharmyaḥ — faithful to religious principles; eṣaḥ — this; tava — your; praśnaḥ — question; naiḥśreyasa-karaḥ — the cause of pure devotional service; nṛṇām — for ordinary human beings; varṇa-āśrama — the varṇāśrama system; ācāra-vatām — for those who faithfully follow; tam — those highest religious principles; uddhava — My dear Uddhava; nibodha — please learn; me — from Me.
Translation
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Uddhava, your question is faithful to religious principles and thus gives rise to the highest perfection in life, pure devotional service, for both ordinary human beings and the followers of the varṇāśrama system. Now please learn from Me those supreme religious principles.”