Shloka 4

Akrūra’s Prayers (Akrūra-stuti): The Lord as Cause of Causes, Virāṭ, and the Goal of All Paths

Devanagari script

त्वां योगिनो यजन्त्यद्धा महापुरुषमीश्वरम् । साध्यात्मं साधिभूतं च साधिदैवं च साधव: ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

tvāṁ yogino yajanty addhā mahā-puruṣam īśvaram sādhyātmaṁ sādhibhūtaṁ ca sādhidaivaṁ ca sādhavaḥ

Translation

Reine Yogīs verehren Dich unmittelbar als Mahāpuruṣa, den höchsten Herrn, indem sie Dich in der dreifachen Gestalt betrachten: adhyātma, adhibhūta und adhidaiva.

Synonyms

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगिनः: yogis
• योगिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यजन्ति: worship/sacrifice to
• यजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अद्धा: directly/indeed
• अद्धा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• महापुरुषम्: the great person
• महापुरुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापुरुष (प्रातिपदिक: महा + पुरुष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), महापुरुषम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणवत् (appositional)

• स-अध्यात्मम्: with the adhyātma aspect
• स-अध्यात्मम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यात्म (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव-समास: स + अध्यात्म = ‘with reference to/along with the adhyātma’

• स-अधिभूतम्: with the adhibhūta aspect
• स-अधिभूतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिभूत (प्रातिपदिक) + स (अव्यय-पूर्वपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव-समास

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• स-अधिदैवम्: with the adhidaiva aspect
• स-अधिदैवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिदैव (प्रातिपदिक) + स (अव्यय-पूर्वपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभाव-समास

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• साधवः: saints
• साधवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); योगिनः इत्यस्य पर्याय/विशेषणवत् (appositional)

Characters & Entities

• Mahāpuruṣa
• Īśvara

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about adhyatma, adhibhuta, and adhidaiva?

This verse states that the Supreme Lord is worshiped as the inner Self (adhyātma), the governing principle within embodied existence (adhibhūta), and the Lord presiding over the demigods (adhidaiva)—showing He is the one reality behind all levels of experience.

Why do the personified Vedas praise the Lord as Mahāpuruṣa and Īśvara in Canto 10 Chapter 40?

In the Śruti-gītā, the Vedas glorify the Lord to establish that the same Supreme Person is the ultimate object of yoga and devotion, the controller of all cosmic functions, and the source behind the Self, the world, and the gods.

Practical application of seeing God as adhyatma, adhibhuta, and adhidaiva in modern life?

Practice remembrance of the Divine within (conscience and inner guidance), respect the sacred order in nature and living beings, and cultivate gratitude—seeing all powers and provisions as ultimately coming from the Supreme Controller.