Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 33

Aditi’s Lament and Kaśyapa’s Instruction of the Payo-vrata (Milk Vow) to Please Keśava

Devanagari script

नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय प्राणाय जगदात्मने । योगैश्वर्यशरीराय नमस्ते योगहेतवे ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

namo hiraṇyagarbhāya prāṇāya jagad-ātmane yogaiśvarya-śarīrāya namas te yoga-hetave

Translation

I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are situated as Hiraṇyagarbha, the source of life, the Supersoul of every living entity. Your body is the source of the opulence of all mystic power. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

Synonyms

• नमः: salutations
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• हिरण्यगर्भाय: to Hiraṇyagarbha
• हिरण्यगर्भाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य-गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य + गर्भ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: हिरण्यः गर्भः (golden embryo)

• प्राणाय: to the life-breath
• प्राणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगदात्मने: to the soul of the universe
• जगदात्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः आत्मा (self of the universe)

• योगैश्वर्यशरीराय: to him whose body is yogic sovereignty
• योगैश्वर्यशरीराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-ऐश्वर्य-शरीर (प्रातिपदिक; योग + ऐश्वर्य + शरीर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: योगस्य ऐश्वर्यस्य शरीरम् (whose body is yogic lordship/power)

• नमः: salutations
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (enclitic form)

• योगहेतवे: to the cause of yoga
• योगहेतवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग-हेतु (प्रातिपदिक; योग + हेतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: योगस्य हेतुः (cause of yoga)

Characters & Entities

• Aditi
• Lord Viṣṇu
• Hiraṇyagarbha

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lord Vishnu as the source of yoga?

This verse addresses Viṣṇu as “yoga-hetu,” the very cause of yoga—meaning all yogic power, realization, and true union ultimately arise from Him.

Why did Aditi offer prayers like “namo hiraṇyagarbhāya” to Lord Vishnu?

While performing the Pāyovrata to seek divine help for the devas, Aditi glorifies Viṣṇu as the cosmic origin (Hiraṇyagarbha) and the universal Self, acknowledging Him as the supreme shelter behind creation and all life.

Practical application of seeing God as “prāṇa” and “jagad-ātmā” in modern life?

It encourages reverence for life, mindful breathing and prayer, and viewing all beings as connected—supporting compassion, steadiness, and devotion in daily conduct.