Shloka 5

Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa: Divine Friendship, Guru-bhakti, and the Lord’s Grace

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच विष्णुरातेन सम्पृष्टो भगवान् बादरायणि: । वासुदेवे भगवति निमग्नहृदयोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

sūta uvāca viṣṇu-rātena sampṛṣṭo bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ vāsudeve bhagavati nimagna-hṛdayo ’bravīt

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus questioned by King Viṣṇurāta, the mighty sage Bādarāyaṇi replied, his heart fully absorbed in meditation upon Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Synonyms

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णुरातेन: by Viṣṇurāta (Parīkṣit)
• विष्णुरातेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुरात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सम्पृष्टः: having been asked
• सम्पृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord (sage)
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बादरायणिः: Bādarāyaṇi (Śuka)
• बादरायणिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बादरायणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वासुदेवे: in/unto Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भगवति: the Lord
• भगवति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वासुदेवे)

• निमग्नहृदयः: whose heart was absorbed
• निमग्नहृदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निमग्न (कृदन्त, क्त from नि+मज्ज्) + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (निमग्नं हृदयं यस्य/निमग्न-हृदयः)

• अब्रवीत्: spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇurāta (King Parīkṣit)
• Bādarāyaṇi (Śukadeva Gosvāmī)
• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

Who is Viṣṇurāta in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Viṣṇurāta is King Parīkṣit, so named because he was protected by Lord Viṣṇu; in this verse he is the one questioning Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī called Bādarāyaṇi?

Bādarāyaṇi means “son of Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa),” indicating Śukadeva’s identity as the son of Vedavyāsa and the qualified speaker of the Bhāgavatam.

How can I apply ‘nimagna-hṛdayaḥ’ (heart absorbed in Vāsudeva) in modern life?

By regularly hearing and speaking about Kṛṣṇa (Bhāgavatam study, kīrtana, japa) so the mind becomes steadily drawn to Vāsudeva even amid daily duties.