Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 35

Devahūti’s Prayers, Kapila’s Departure, and Devahūti’s Liberation

Siddhapada

Devanagari script

आस्ते योगं समास्थाय साङ्ख्याचार्यैरभिष्टुत: । त्रयाणामपि लोकानामुपशान्त्यै समाहित: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

āste yogaṁ samāsthāya sāṅkhyācāryair abhiṣṭutaḥ trayāṇām api lokānām upaśāntyai samāhitaḥ

Translation

Noch heute verweilt Kapila Muni dort in yogischer Versenkung, gesammelt zum Frieden und zur Befreiung der gebundenen Seelen der drei Welten; die Ācāryas des Sāṅkhya verehren Ihn.

Synonyms

• आस्ते: remains; stays
• आस्ते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• योगम्: yoga
• योगम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समास्थाय: having undertaken
• समास्थाय: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-स्था (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having undertaken/entered upon’

• साङ्ख्याचार्यैः: by Sāṅkhya teachers
• साङ्ख्याचार्यैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साङ्ख्य + आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘teachers of Sāṅkhya’

• अभिष्टुतः: praised
• अभिष्टुतः: कर्ता (Karta; subject described)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-स्तु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्रयाणाम्: of the three
• त्रयाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; numeral used adjectivally qualifying लोकानाम्

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (also/even)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds
• लोकानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• उपशान्त्यै: for the pacification
• उपशान्त्यै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Dative-purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; purpose dative

• समाहितः: composed; absorbed
• समाहितः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about achieving peace through yoga and samadhi?

This verse says that a perfected person, firmly established in yoga and deep concentration, becomes a source of pacification—bringing calm and welfare even to the three worlds.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 33?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating, describing the state of a greatly realized personality who is established in yoga and praised by Sāṅkhya authorities.

How can I apply the teaching of this shloka in modern life?

Practice steadiness of mind—regular sādhanā, disciplined living, and focused meditation—so your presence reduces agitation and brings peace to your own life and those around you.