Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvitiya Skandha, Shloka 14

Brahmā’s Tapasya, the Vision of Vaikuṇṭha, and the Lord’s Seed Instructions

Catuḥ-śloki

Devanagari script

श्रीर्यत्र रूपिण्युरुगायपादयो: करोति मानं बहुधा विभूतिभि: । प्रेङ्खं श्रिता या कुसुमाकरानुगै- र्विगीयमाना प्रियकर्म गायती ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

śrīr yatra rūpiṇy urugāya-pādayoḥ karoti mānaṁ bahudhā vibhūtibhiḥ preṅkhaṁ śritā yā kusumākarānugair vigīyamānā priya-karma-gāyatī

Translation

The goddess of fortune in her transcendental form is engaged in the loving service of the Lord’s lotus feet, and being moved by the black bees, followers of spring, she is not only engaged in variegated pleasure — service to the Lord, along with her constant companions — but is also engaged in singing the glories of the Lord’s activities.

Synonyms

• śrīḥ: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śrīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā, Ekavacana

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• rūpiṇī: embodied; in visible form
• rūpiṇī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम् (śrīḥ)

• urugāya-pādayoḥ: of the two feet of Urugāya (the widely sung Lord)
• urugāya-pādayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: urugāya + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga pāda; Ṣaṣṭhī? actually Saptamī-dvivacana? Form pādayoḥ = Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/6th) or Saptamī (Locative/7th), Dvivacana (Dual); here genitive ‘of the two feet’; सम्बन्ध

• karoti: does; renders
• karoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• mānam: honor; reverence
• mānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsaka (Neuter), Dvitīyā (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• bahudhā: in many ways
• bahudhā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahudhā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vibhūtibhiḥ: with opulences; manifestations
• vibhūtibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Bahuvacana

• preṅkham: a swing
• preṅkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preṅkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• śritā: having taken refuge in; seated on
• śritā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śri (धातु) → śrita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (past passive participle), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम् (śrīḥ)

• yā: who (she)
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• kusumā-kara-anugaiḥ: by attendants of the flower-groves (spring’s followers)
• kusumā-kara-anugaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma + ākara + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga anuga; Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; ‘by followers of the flower-garden/spring’ (i.e., bees, cuckoos etc.); करणम्

• vigīyamānā: being sung; being praised
• vigīyamānā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + gā (धातु) → vigīyamāna (कृदन्त, शानच्; कर्मणि)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present passive participle), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; विशेषणम् (śrīḥ)

• priya-karma-gāyatī: singing of (His) beloved deeds
• priya-karma-gāyatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya + karma + gāyatī (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; gāyatī = वर्तमानकृदन्त/नामधातु-प्राय (agent noun ‘singing’); compound ‘singing dear deeds’ used as epithet of śrīḥ

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī Devī)
• Bhagavān (the Lord, Nārāyaṇa/Vāsudeva)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lakshmi in Vaikuntha?

This verse describes Śrī (Lakṣmī) personally honoring and serving the Lord’s lotus feet in many ways, absorbed in His divine opulences and singing of His beloved deeds while being glorified by His attendants.

Why does Shukadeva Goswami describe Lakshmi serving the Lord’s feet here?

In Canto 2 Chapter 9, Śukadeva is portraying the spiritual realm and the Lord’s transcendental position—showing that even Lakṣmī’s supreme perfection is loving service and glorification of Bhagavān.

Practical application of glorifying the Lord’s deeds in modern life?

Make time for kīrtana and hearing/reciting the Lord’s līlās daily; this shifts attention from temporary anxieties to devotional remembrance, strengthening gratitude, purity, and steady bhakti.