Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 4

Puṁsavana / Viṣṇu-vrata: Worship of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa for Auspicious Progeny and Fortune

Devanagari script

अलं ते निरपेक्षाय पूर्णकाम नमोऽस्तु ते । महाविभूतिपतये नम: सकलसिद्धये ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

alaṁ te nirapekṣāya pūrṇa-kāma namo ’stu te mahāvibhūti-pataye namaḥ sakala-siddhaye

Translation

[She should then pray to the Lord as follows.] My dear Lord, You are full in all opulences, but I do not beg You for opulence. I simply offer my respectful obeisances unto You. You are the husband and master of Lakṣmīdevī, the goddess of fortune, who has all opulences. Therefore You are the master of all mystic yoga. I simply offer my obeisances unto You.

Synonyms

• अलम्: enough; indeed
• अलम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पर्याप्त्यर्थक/निषेधार्थक (particle: enough/indeed)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; enclitic

• निरपेक्षाय: to the independent one
• निरपेक्षाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरपेक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ते)

• पूर्ण-काम: O fully satisfied one
• पूर्ण-काम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (पूर्णः कामः यस्य)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (indeclinable interjection used with dative)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

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

• महा-विभूति-पतये: to the lord of great opulence
• महा-विभूति-पतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + विभूति + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (महाविभूतेः पतिः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (salutation particle)

• सकल-सिद्धये: to the giver/source of all perfections
• सकल-सिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकल + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सकलानां सिद्धीनां हेतु/आश्रय)

Purport

A devotee knows how to appreciate the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about God being self-sufficient (nirapeksha)?

This verse praises the Lord as nirapekṣa—independent and needing nothing—showing that Bhagavan is complete in Himself and not dependent on any external cause or fulfillment.

Why is the Lord called pūrṇa-kāma (fully satisfied) in Bhagavatam 6.19.4?

Because the Supreme Lord is intrinsically complete; unlike conditioned beings, He does not seek fulfillment through objects or outcomes, so His will is never driven by lack.

Practical application of remembering God as the source of all perfections (sakala-siddhi) in modern life?

It helps a devotee shift from chasing achievements as ultimate goals to offering efforts in devotion, seeing all abilities and successes as gifts to be used in dharma and service.