Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 26

Mahārāja Sagara, Kapila Muni, and the Deliverance of the Sixty Thousand Sons

Devanagari script

अद्य न: सर्वभूतात्मन् कामकर्मेन्द्रियाशय: । मोहपाशो द‍ृढश्छिन्नो भगवंस्तव दर्शनात् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

adya naḥ sarva-bhūtātman kāma-karmendriyāśayaḥ moha-pāśo dṛḍhaś chinno bhagavaṁs tava darśanāt

Translation

O Überseele aller Wesen, o Bhagavān! Heute, allein durch Deinen Anblick, ist das feste Band der Verblendung zerschnitten worden, dessen Wurzel Begierde und die sinnliche Neigung zum karmischen Handeln ist; ich bin befreit.

Synonyms

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• naḥ: our/of us
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) plural or enclitic 'of us/our' (also can function as dative 'to us' by context)

• sarva-bhūta-ātman: O Self of all beings
• sarva-bhūta-ātman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; संबोधन to the Lord: 'O Self of all beings'

• kāma-karma-indriya-āśayaḥ: the seat of desire, action, and senses
• kāma-karma-indriya-āśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; 'the repository/seat of desire, action, and senses' (as a collective)

• moha-pāśaḥ: the noose of delusion
• moha-pāśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• dṛḍhaḥ: firm/strong
• dṛḍhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; adjective qualifying 'moha-pāśaḥ'

• chinnaḥ: cut asunder
• chinnaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: chinna (कृदन्त; √chid छेदने)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; PPP; predicate adjective with implied 'asti'

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th), Singular; संबोधन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th), Singular

• darśanāt: from/by (your) sight
• darśanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; cause/source ablative

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan (Supreme Lord)
• Sagara (context)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how darshan of the Lord removes illusion (moha)?

This verse states that simply by Bhagavan’s darśana, the strong noose of delusion—rooted in desire, karma, and sense-impulses—can be cut, indicating the Lord’s presence purifies the heart and grants liberation-oriented clarity.

Why do the delivered souls address the Lord as “Sarva-bhūtātman” in this verse?

They acknowledge Him as the indwelling Self of all beings, emphasizing that liberation is not merely external rescue but an inner awakening—recognizing the Lord as the true Self and controller beyond the senses.

Practical application: how can I weaken kama, karma, and sense-impulses in modern life according to this teaching?

Prioritize regular darśana-like contact with the Lord through śravaṇa (hearing), kīrtana (chanting), and remembrance; as devotion deepens, the mind’s attachment to sense-driven habits loosens and clarity replaces delusion.