Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 17

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

नमस्तस्मै भगवते कृष्णायाद्भ‍ुतकर्मणे । अनन्तायादिभूताय कूटस्थायात्मने नम: ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

namas tasmai bhagavate kṛṣṇāyādbhuta-karmaṇe anantāyādi-bhūtāya kūṭa-sthāyātmane namaḥ

Translation

I offer my obeisances to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, whose every deed is amazing. He is the Supreme Soul, the unlimited source and fixed center of all existence.

Synonyms

• namaḥ: obeisance; salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), interjection/obeisance particle (नमः-प्रयोगः)

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavate: to the Blessed Lord
• bhagavate: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• kṛṣṇāya: to Krishna
• kṛṣṇāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• adbhuta-karmaṇe: to the performer of wondrous deeds
• adbhuta-karmaṇe: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter sense as epithet; Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थे—“अद्भुतं कर्म यस्य/अद्भुतकर्मा” (to one whose deeds are wondrous)

• anantāya: to the infinite one
• anantāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• ādi-bhūtāya: to the primeval being/source
• ādi-bhūtāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; तत्पुरुष—“आदिः भूतानां/आदिभूतः” (primeval being/source)

• kūṭa-sthāya: to the immutable one
• kūṭa-sthāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; तत्पुरुष—“कूटे तिष्ठति” (unchanging, steadfast)

• ātmane: to the Self
• ātmane: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), repetition for emphasis

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about offering obeisances to Krishna?

This verse models bhakti through direct namaskāra—honoring Kṛṣṇa as Bhagavān, the Infinite source of all beings, and the unchanging Supreme Self.

Why is Krishna called adbhuta-karma (one of wondrous deeds) in Canto 10?

Because His līlās and actions repeatedly transcend ordinary limits—revealing divine power, protection of devotees, and perfect wisdom within human-like pastimes.

Practical application of remembering Krishna as Ananta and kūṭastha in modern life?

It steadies the mind: seeing God as infinite and unchanging helps one face change, fear, and loss with humility, prayer, and consistent devotional practice.