Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 50

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

तदेव रम्यं रुचिरं नवं नवं तदेव शश्वन्मनसो महोत्सवम् । तदेव शोकार्णवशोषणं नृणां यदुत्तम:श्लोकयशोऽनुगीयते ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

tad eva ramyaṁ ruciraṁ navaṁ navaṁ tad eva śaśvan manaso mahotsavam tad eva śokārṇava-śoṣaṇaṁ nṛṇāṁ yad uttamaḥśloka-yaśo ’nugīyate

Translation

Die Herrlichkeiten des Uttamaḥśloka zu besingen ist lieblich, wohlschmeckend und stets neu. Es ist ein immerwährendes Fest für den Geist und trocknet den Ozean des Kummers der Menschen aus.

Synonyms

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• eva: alone, indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• ramyam: delightful
• ramyam: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective

• ruciram: beautiful
• ruciram: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rucira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective

• navam: new
• navam: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective

• navam: ever-new
• navam: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; repetition for emphasis

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• eva: alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• śaśvat: always
• śaśvat: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śaśvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb “always, perpetually”

• manasaḥ: of the mind
• manasaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• mahotsavam: a great festival
• mahotsavam: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate nominative: “a great festival”

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• eva: alone
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle

• śoka-arṇava-śoṣaṇam: the drying up of the ocean of sorrow
• śoka-arṇava-śoṣaṇam: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇava (प्रातिपदिक) + śoṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate nominative: “the drying up of the ocean of grief”

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म/object, relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun introducing clause

• uttamaḥśloka-yaśaḥ: the fame of Uttamaḥśloka
• uttamaḥśloka-yaśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक) + śloka (प्रातिपदिक) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; subject of anu-gīyate: “the fame of Uttamaḥśloka (the Lord praised by best verses)”

• anugīyate: is sung/recited
• anugīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + gā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about chanting the Lord’s glories?

This verse says that repeatedly singing the glories of Uttamaśloka (the Supreme Lord) is ever-fresh and delightful, becomes a constant festival for the mind, and dries up the ocean of human sorrow.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī emphasize singing (kīrtana) at the end of Canto 12?

As he concludes the Bhāgavatam’s summary, Śukadeva highlights the essential practice for Kali-yuga—hearing and chanting the Lord’s fame—because it directly purifies the heart and removes grief.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Make daily time for kīrtana or recitation of Bhagavatam/Kṛṣṇa-kathā; the verse teaches that consistent glorification renews the mind’s joy and steadily reduces anxiety and sorrow.