Shloka 4

Raivata and Cākṣuṣa Manvantaras; Brahmā’s Prayers at Śvetadvīpa

Prelude to Samudra-manthana

Devanagari script

पत्नी विकुण्ठा शुभ्रस्य वैकुण्ठै: सुरसत्तमै: । तयो: स्वकलया जज्ञे वैकुण्ठो भगवान्स्वयम् ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

patnī vikuṇṭhā śubhrasya vaikuṇṭhaiḥ sura-sattamaiḥ tayoḥ sva-kalayā jajñe vaikuṇṭho bhagavān svayam

Translation

From the union of Śubhra and his wife Vikuṇṭhā, Bhagavān Vaikuṇṭha Himself appeared, accompanied by the most exalted devas who were His personal plenary expansions.

Synonyms

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विकुण्ठा: Vikuṇṭhā (name)
• विकुण्ठा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकुण्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); पत्नी-विशेष्य-नाम (appositional proper name)

• शुभ्रस्य: of Śubhra
• शुभ्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वैकुण्ठैः: by/with the Vaikuṇṭhas
• वैकुण्ठैः: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुरसत्तमैः: (who are) the best of the gods
• सुरसत्तमैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of वैकुण्ठैः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): सुराणां सत्तमाः = best among gods

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• स्वकलया: by (His) own portion/expansion
• स्वकलया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: स्वा कला = own portion/expansion

• जज्ञे: was born/appeared
• जज्ञे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• वैकुण्ठः: Vaikuṇṭha (name)
• वैकुण्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Apposition to वैकुण्ठः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्य-सम्बोधन-भाव (appositional epithet)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphatic modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), प्रकार/निपात (particle of emphasis: ‘himself’)

Characters & Entities

• Śubhra
• Vikuṇṭhā
• Vaikuṇṭha (Bhagavān)
• Vaikuṇṭhas (deva group)

FAQs

Who is Vaikuṇṭha Bhagavān in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse identifies Vaikuṇṭha as the Supreme Lord Himself, who appears by His own divine portion (sva-kalā) from Śubhra and Vikuṇṭhā.

What does 'sva-kalā' mean in Bhagavata Purana verses about the Lord’s appearance?

Here it means the Lord manifests by His own expansion or portion—His birth is divine appearance, not forced by karma.

How can devotees apply the teaching of this verse in modern life?

Remember that the Lord can reveal Himself by His own mercy; cultivate devotion and purity, trusting divine guidance rather than material causes alone.