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Shloka 22

Bhadrā and Mitravindā: The Fruits of Namaskāra, Pradakṣiṇā, Hari-nāma, and Śravaṇa of Bhāgavata Kathā

Devanagari script

मित्रविन्दोवाच / यान्पूर्वसर्गेप्यवृणोन्निकामतो ह्यग्नीषोमान्नामिका मित्रविन्दा / मित्रं हरिं प्राप्तुकामा सदैक तत्रोपायं चिन्तयामासदेवी

Transliteration

mitravindovāca / yānpūrvasargepyavṛṇonnikāmato hyagnīṣomānnāmikā mitravindā / mitraṃ hariṃ prāptukāmā sadaika tatropāyaṃ cintayāmāsadevī

Translation

Mitravindā sprach: „In einer früheren Schöpfung wählte ich—Mitravindā dem Namen nach—Agnīṣomā aus freiem, vollem Entschluss. Doch da ich stets danach verlangte, Hari als meinen Geliebten zu erlangen, sann jene Göttin unaufhörlich über das Mittel nach, es zu verwirklichen.“

Word by Word
मित्रविन्दाMitravindā
मित्रविन्दा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रविन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
यान्whom/which (plural)
यान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम
पूर्वसर्गेin the former creation
पूर्वसर्गे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—पूर्व + सर्ग (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः)
अपिeven/also
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
अवृणोत्chose/selected
अवृणोत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृञ् वरणे) (धातु)
Formलुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
निकामतःaccording to desire, willingly
निकामतः:
Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिकामतस् (अव्ययभावे) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (adverb) — तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; अर्थः ‘इच्छानुसारम्/यथेष्टम्’
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
अग्नीषोमान्Agni and Soma (the two)
अग्नीषोमान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि + सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—अग्नि-सोम (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)
नामिकाnamed/called
नामिका:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनामिका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नाम्ना युक्ता)
मित्रविन्दाMitravindā
मित्रविन्दा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रविन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
मित्रम्friend
मित्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
हरिम्Hari (Vishnu)
हरिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
प्राप्तुकामाdesiring to attain
प्राप्तुकामा:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राप्तु (तुमुन्) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुमुनन्त (infinitive) ‘प्राप्तुम्’ + ‘कामा’ (desirous) = ‘desirous to obtain’
सदाalways
सदा:
Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (adverb)
एकाalone/one
एका:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)
उपायम्means/method
उपायम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चिन्तयामासpondered/considered
चिन्तयामास:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परिप्रश्न/अनुस्मरणार्थक प्रयोग
देवीthe देवी (lady)
देवी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker

Mitravindā

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti-saṃskāra transcends births: the soul’s enduring desire is to attain Hari, and one must reflect on upāya (means) to realize that union.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the supreme beloved (parama-prema) and the continuity of vāsanā across saṃsāra; bhakti as both means and end (sādhana-sādhya).

Application: Clarify the highest aim (Hari-prāpti), then adopt steady means—nāma-japa, pūjā, vrata, satsanga, and ethical living—reviewing one’s upāya regularly with sincerity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana devotional passages praising Viṣṇu-bhakti as the highest refuge (general parallel)

Characters & Entities
M
Mitravindā
A
Agnīṣomā
H
Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

It presents Hari (Vishnu) as the ultimate object of desire and attainment, even beyond prior worldly choices, emphasizing steadfast spiritual intent.

Rather than describing after-death travel, it highlights inner resolve (saṅkalpa) and sustained contemplation of the right means (upāya) as the driver of spiritual attainment.

Keep a clear highest goal, and regularly reflect on practical steps—discipline, devotion, and right counsel—rather than acting only on past habits or earlier commitments.

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