Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 19

Aditi’s Payo-vrata and Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as Her Son

Prelude to Vāmana

Devanagari script

उपधाव पतिं भद्रे प्रजापतिमकल्मषम् । मां च भावयती पत्यावेवंरूपमवस्थितम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

upadhāva patiṁ bhadre prajāpatim akalmaṣam māṁ ca bhāvayatī patyāv evaṁ rūpam avasthitam

Translation

O Tugendsame, geh zu deinem Gemahl, dem Prajāpati Kaśyapa, der durch Askese gereinigt und makellos ist. Indem du Mich im Körper deines Mannes gegenwärtig weißt, verehre deinen Mann auf rechte Weise.

Synonyms

• upadhāva: approach, run to
• upadhāva: Kriyā (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√dhāv धाव् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• patim: husband
• patim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular

• prajāpatim: Prajāpati
• prajāpatim: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; apposition to patim

• akalmaṣam: sinless, stainless
• akalmaṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kalmaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with prajāpatim/patim

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• bhāvayatī: cause (him) to contemplate/realize
• bhāvayatī: Kriyā (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū भू (धातु) causative √bhāvaya (णिच्)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, Singular; causative sense 'make (him) think/realize/meditate'

• patyau: in/with (your) husband
• patyau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative basis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• avasthitam: situated, present
• avasthitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avasthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ava-√sthā स्था)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Neuter, Accusative, Singular; agrees with rūpam

Characters & Entities

• Aditi
• Kaśyapa (Prajāpati)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 8.17.19 say about approaching Prajapati Kashyapa?

It instructs Aditi to quickly approach her husband, the sinless Prajāpati Kaśyapa, and convey the Lord’s presence ‘as He stands in that very form.’

Why is Aditi told to go to Kashyapa in this verse?

Within the narrative of Aditi’s desire for protection of the devas, she is directed to consult and inform Kaśyapa, the family patriarch and Prajāpati, so the divine plan for the Lord’s appearance may proceed properly through dharmic order.

What is the practical application of this shloka in modern life?

It highlights acting promptly on sound guidance and keeping one’s mind aligned with dharma—seeking counsel from qualified, principled authorities when undertaking sacred or important aims.