Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

एवं सदा ये प्रविचिन्तयन्ति योगक्षेमं बिभृयाद्विष्णुरेषाम् / सद्वैष्णवानामशुभं नास्ति नास्ति प्रदृश्यते संशयज्ञानरूपात्

Transliteration

evaṃ sadā ye pravicintayanti yogakṣemaṃ bibhṛyādviṣṇureṣām / sadvaiṣṇavānāmaśubhaṃ nāsti nāsti pradṛśyate saṃśayajñānarūpāt

Translation

So trägt für jene, die stets auf diese Weise nachsinnen, Viṣṇu selbst ihr Yoga und ihr Kṣema—ihr Wohlergehen und ihre Bewahrung. Für wahre Vaiṣṇavas gibt es keinerlei Unheil—nichts ist zu sehen—denn es ist nur eine Gestalt aus zweifelndem, schwankendem Wissen.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• प्र-विचिन्तयन्ति: reflect/think deeply
• प्र-विचिन्तयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वि + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• योग-क्षेमम्: acquisition and protection (welfare)
• योग-क्षेमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (योगः च क्षेमः च)

• बिभृयात्: should bear/maintain
• बिभृयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• एषाम्: of these (people)
• एषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• सत्-वैष्णवानाम्: of true Vaishnavas
• सत्-वैष्णवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारय (सन्तः वैष्णवाः)

• अशुभम्: inauspiciousness/evil
• अशुभम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject of नास्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• न: not
• न: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• न: not
• न: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• प्रदृश्यते: is seen/appears
• प्रदृश्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive/mediopassive sense

• संशय-ज्ञान-रूपात्: from (its) form as doubtful knowledge
• संशय-ज्ञान-रूपात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान; cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष (संशयज्ञानस्य रूपम्; तस्मात्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Constant right contemplation makes Vishnu carry the devotee’s welfare; for true Vaishnavas, inauspiciousness is negated because it arises from doubtful cognition.

Vedantic Theme: Removal of samsaya (doubt) as a veil; Ishvara-anugraha; prarabdha experienced without fear when buddhi is steady in Bhagavan.

Application: Maintain daily remembrance and trust; when fear of 'ashubha' arises, treat it as a cognition to be corrected by mantra, satsanga, and scriptural certainty.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated assurance that Vishnu-bhakti grants protection and fearlessness (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vaishnavas

FAQs

What is the importance of yoga-kṣema in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that for those who constantly contemplate (steadfast devotion), Viṣṇu Himself takes responsibility for their yoga (attainment) and kṣema (protection/preservation), making spiritual reliance central to the teaching.

How does this verse address fear and inauspiciousness (aśubha), especially around death-related anxieties?

It teaches that for true Vaiṣṇavas, aśubha is not ultimately real; it appears due to saṃśaya—doubtful, unstable understanding—so firm devotion dispels the perception of misfortune.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain regular remembrance and reflection on Viṣṇu (daily japa, prayer, or study) and reduce doubt-driven anxiety; cultivate steady faith and ethical living so fear-based “omens” lose their hold.