Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 36
Manifestation of the Śrī Vāsudeva Hymn in the Glory of Guru-tīrtha
Cyavana Narrative within the Vena Episode
करिष्यसि महाराज तन्मे कथय सांप्रतम् । सुबाहुरुवाच । वासुदेवाभिधानं यत्पूर्वमुक्तं हि ब्राह्मणैः
kariṣyasi mahārāja tanme kathaya sāṃpratam | subāhuruvāca | vāsudevābhidhānaṃ yatpūrvamuktaṃ hi brāhmaṇaiḥ
হে মহারাজ, এখন বলুন আপনি কী করবেন। সুবাহু বললেন—‘বাসুদেব’ এই অভিধান পূর্বে ব্রাহ্মণরাই উচ্চারণ করেছিলেন।
Sūbāhu (addressing the king)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत् + मे → तन्मे; सुबाहुः + उवाच → सुबाहुरुवाच; वासुदेव + अभिधानम् → वासुदेवाभिधानम्; यत् + पूर्वम् + उक्तम् → यत्पूर्वमुक्तम्
FAQs
The verse explicitly marks the speaker as Sūbāhu (“Sūbāhu said”), addressing a “mahārāja” (a great king).
The verse notes that the appellation “Vāsudeva” was previously uttered by brāhmaṇas, indicating an authoritative, tradition-backed recognition of the divine name and its theological weight in Vaiṣṇava contexts.
It foregrounds accountability and clarity in action (“tell me now what you will do”) and frames right understanding as grounded in trusted transmission (what was earlier spoken by learned brāhmaṇas).