Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 13

Raivata and Cākṣuṣa Manvantaras; Brahmā’s Prayers at Śvetadvīpa

Prelude to Samudra-manthana

Devanagari script

त्वया सङ्कथ्यमानेन महिम्ना सात्वतां पते: । नातितृप्यति मे चित्तं सुचिरं तापतापितम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

tvayā saṅkathyamānena mahimnā sātvatāṁ pateḥ nātitṛpyati me cittaṁ suciraṁ tāpa-tāpitam

Translation

My heart, which is disturbed by the three miserable conditions of material life, is not yet sated with hearing you describe the glorious activities of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master of the devotees.

Synonyms

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• सङ्कथ्यमानेन: by (your) narrating / while being narrated
• सङ्कथ्यमानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + कथ् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m./n.), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (sg); वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच् (present passive participle) — ‘being narrated/described’; उपसर्गः सम्-

• महिम्ना: by the glory
• महिम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• सात्वताम्: of the devotees (Sātvatas)
• सात्वताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), बहुवचन (pl)

• पतेः: of the Lord/master
• पतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (sg)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable particle) — निषेध (negation)

• अति-तृप्यति: is fully satisfied
• अति-तृप्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg), आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः अति- (excessively)

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी विभक्ति (gen./dat.), एकवचन (sg) — enclitic

• चित्तम्: mind
• चित्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (sg)

• सुचिरम्: for a long time
• सुचिरम्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative) — दीर्घकालम् (for a long time)

• ताप-तापितम्: tormented by distress
• ताप-तापितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताप (प्रातिपदिक) + तापित (तप्/ताप् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (sg); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः—तापेन तापितम् (tormented by suffering/heat)

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Sātvata-pati (Śrī Hari/Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of hearing (śravaṇam) the Lord’s glories?

This verse shows that hearing the Lord’s glories is so nourishing to devotion that even a heart long afflicted by distress keeps craving more; Hari-kathā becomes the soul’s relief and fulfillment.

Why did King Parīkṣit say this to Śukadeva Gosvāmī?

Parīkṣit, facing imminent death and seeking the highest good, expresses that Śukadeva’s narration of the Lord’s greatness is healing his suffering—yet his devotion makes him want to hear continuously.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life when the mind feels stressed or “burnt out”?

Regularly hearing or reading Bhagavatam and other Hari-kathā—daily, even briefly—redirects the mind from anxiety to remembrance of the Lord, gradually cooling inner agitation and strengthening faith.