Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 8

The Lord Appears to the Devas and Instructs the Truce; Mandara Is Brought for Churning

Devanagari script

श्रीब्रह्मोवाच अजातजन्मस्थितिसंयमाया- गुणाय निर्वाणसुखार्णवाय । अणोरणिम्नेऽपरिगण्यधाम्ने

Transliteration

śrī-brahmovāca ajāta-janma-sthiti-saṁyamāyā- guṇāya nirvāṇa-sukhārṇavāya aṇor aṇimne ’parigaṇya-dhāmne mahānubhāvāya namo namas te

Translation

Lord Brahmā said: Although You are never born, Your appearance and disappearance as an incarnation never cease. You are always free from the material qualities, and You are the shelter of transcendental bliss resembling an ocean. Eternally existing in Your transcendental form, You are the supreme subtle of the most extremely subtle. We therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto You, the Supreme, whose existence is inconceivable.

Synonyms

• श्रीब्रह्मा: Śrī Brahmā
• श्रीब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वक्ता-निर्देशः

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अजातजन्मस्थितिसंयमाय: to Him whose birth, maintenance, and restraint are unborn (uncaused)
• अजातजन्मस्थितिसंयमाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजात + जन्म + स्थिति + संयम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अजातानि जन्म-स्थिति-संयमानि यस्य)

• गुणाय: to the (transcendent) quality/attribute (Lord)
• गुणाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निर्वाणसुखार्णवाय: to the ocean of bliss of liberation
• निर्वाणसुखार्णवाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण + सुख + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (निर्वाणस्य सुखस्य अर्णवः)

• अणोः: of the atom (the minute)
• अणोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘अणिम्ने’ इत्यस्य सम्बन्धः

• अणिम्ने: to minuteness (the subtlest state)
• अणिम्ने: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (abstract noun)

• अपरिगण्यधाम्ने: to Him whose abode/splendor is beyond reckoning
• अपरिगण्यधाम्ने: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + परि + गण् (धातु) + धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अपरिगण्यं धाम यस्य)

• महानुभावाय: to the greatly powerful/glorious one
• महानुभावाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महान् + अनुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् अनुभावः यस्य)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन-प्रयोग (Address/Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक (salutatory particle)

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: सम्बोधन-प्रयोग (Address/Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-नमस्कारः

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Acc./Dat. singular) रूपम्; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you) अधिकयुक्तम् ‘नमः’ सह

Purport

The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (4.6) :

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord being beyond creation and destruction?

This verse states that the Supreme Lord is beyond birth, creation, maintenance, and dissolution, indicating He is the transcendent controller of cosmic change rather than a product of it.

Why is Brahmā offering these prayers in Canto 8 Chapter 6?

In the context of the demigods’ crisis, Brahmā glorifies the Supreme Lord’s transcendence and immeasurable nature to seek divine shelter and intervention.

How can ‘the ocean of liberation bliss’ be applied in modern spiritual practice?

It encourages seekers to anchor their happiness in devotion to the Supreme rather than temporary circumstances, aiming for inner freedom (nirvāṇa) through remembrance and surrender.