Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 1

The Lord’s Apology to the Kumāras and the Fall of Jaya and Vijaya

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच इति तद् गृणतां तेषां मुनीनां योगधर्मिणाम् । प्रतिनन्द्य जगादेदं विकुण्ठनिलयो विभु: ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

brahmovāca iti tad gṛṇatāṁ teṣāṁ munīnāṁ yoga-dharmiṇām pratinandya jagādedaṁ vikuṇṭha-nilayo vibhuḥ

Translation

Lord Brahmā said: After thus congratulating the sages for their nice words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose abode is in the kingdom of God, spoke as follows.

Synonyms

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• iti: thus
• iti: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• gṛṇatām: of those who were praising
• gṛṇatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gṝ (गॄ) (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ) in genitive plural: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; 'of those praising'

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• munīnām: of the sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• yoga-dharmiṇām: of those devoted to the discipline of yoga
• yoga-dharmiṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + dharmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; compound: yoga-dharmin = योगधर्मा यस्य/येषाम् (बहुव्रीहि-like sense, but form treated as tatpurusha 'yogasya dharmī')

• pratinandya: having welcomed
• pratinandya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√nand (नन्द्) (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having welcomed/approved'

• jagāda: spoke
• jagāda: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gad (गद्) (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of jagāda

• vikuṇṭha-nilayaḥ: the resident of Vaikuṇṭha
• vikuṇṭha-nilayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikuṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + nilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound: vikuṇṭhasya nilayaḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• vibhuḥ: the all-powerful Lord
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vaikuṇṭha-nilaya Vibhu (Lord Viṣṇu)
• Munis (the sages)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Vaikuṇṭha and the Lord who resides there?

This verse identifies the Supreme Lord as “Vaikuṇṭha-nilaya,” the eternal resident of the spiritual realm, who responds favorably when sages sincerely glorify Him.

Why does the Lord approve the sages’ prayers in Bhagavatam 3.16.1?

Because the sages, established in yogic discipline, are offering genuine glorification; the Lord reciprocates by welcoming their praise and then speaking to them.

Practical application of glorifying the Lord in modern life according to this verse?

Offer sincere remembrance and praise (kīrtana/recitation) with discipline and humility; devotional glorification invites divine guidance and clarity, just as the Lord spoke after approving the sages.