Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 15

Bhāgavatam Mahimā — The Glory, Measure, Transmission, and Gift of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

सर्ववेदान्तसारं हि श्रीभागवतमिष्यते । तद्रसामृततृप्तस्य नान्यत्र स्याद्रति: क्‍वचित् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

sarva-vedānta-sāraṁ hi śrī-bhāgavatam iṣyate tad-rasāmṛta-tṛptasya nānyatra syād ratiḥ kvacit

Translation

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is declared to be the essence of all Vedānta philosophy. One who has felt satisfaction from its nectarean mellow will never be attracted to any other literature.

Synonyms

• सर्व-वेदान्त-सारम्: the essence of all Vedānta
• सर्व-वेदान्त-सारम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• श्री-भागवतम्: the glorious Bhāgavata
• श्री-भागवतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘श्री’ उपपद-विशेषण

• इष्यते: is regarded (as)
• इष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is considered/accepted)

• तत्-रस-अमृत-तृप्तस्य: of one satisfied by the nectar of its rasa
• तत्-रस-अमृत-तृप्तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + तृप्त (कृदन्त; √तृप् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (तृप्त) ‘तस्य’—सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/विषय-अव्यय (elsewhere)

• स्यात्: would be/should arise
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• रतिः: delight, attachment
• रतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• क्वचित्: anywhere (at any time)
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चित-देश/काल (anywhere/ever)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about being the essence of Vedanta?

This verse states that Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is regarded as the distilled essence of all Vedānta teachings, presenting the highest conclusion through pure devotion (bhakti) and spiritual rasa.

Why did Suta Goswami praise the Bhagavatam in this way?

In Canto 12, Chapter 13, Sūta Gosvāmī concludes by glorifying the Bhāgavatam to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, emphasizing its supreme authority and its power to fully satisfy the heart with divine nectar.

Practical application of 'rasāmṛta-tṛpta' in modern life?

Regular hearing/reading of Bhāgavatam with devotion cultivates a higher taste; as that inner fulfillment grows, fascination with distractions and lower pleasures naturally diminishes.