Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 62

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

देवता मुनय: सिद्धा: पितरो मनवो नृपा: । यच्छन्ति कामान् गृणत: श‍ृण्वतो यस्य कीर्तनात् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

devatā munayaḥ siddhāḥ pitaro manavo nṛpāḥ yacchanti kāmān gṛṇataḥ śṛṇvato yasya kīrtanāt

Translation

Upon one who glorifies this Purāṇa by chanting it or hearing it, the demigods, sages, Siddhas, Pitās, Manus, and kings of the earth bestow all desirable things.

Synonyms

• devatāḥ: the gods
• devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Nominative (1st), Plural

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Nominative, Plural

• siddhāḥ: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• siddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Nominative, Plural

• pitaraḥ: forefathers
• pitaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Nominative, Plural

• manavaḥ: Manus
• manavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Nominative, Plural

• nṛpāḥ: kings
• nṛpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Nominative, Plural

• yacchanti: grant/bestow
• yacchanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yam (यम् धातु; ‘to give/offer’ in causative-like usage yacch-)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Plural, Parasmaipada

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• gṛṇataḥ: of (one) praising
• gṛṇataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gṛ (गॄ/गृ धातु ‘to praise/sing’)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Genitive (6th), Singular; used as ‘of one who praises’

• śṛṇvataḥ: of (one) hearing
• śṛṇvataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Genitive (6th), Singular; ‘of one who hears’

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Genitive (6th), Singular; relative pronoun

• kīrtanāt: from (the act of) chanting/praising
• kīrtanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrtana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ablative (5th), Singular

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the benefits of hearing and chanting (śravaṇa-kīrtana)?

This verse says that by hearing and chanting the Lord’s glories, even exalted authorities—demigods, sages, siddhas, forefathers, Manus, and kings—become inclined to grant blessings to the listener and chanter.

Who is speaking this verse in Canto 12 Chapter 12 of the Bhagavatam?

Sūta Gosvāmī is speaking while summarizing the greatness and results of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya.

Practical application of śravaṇa-kīrtana in modern life according to this shloka?

Make a steady habit of daily hearing (reading/listening to Bhāgavatam) and chanting (kīrtana, japa, or reciting verses); the verse emphasizes that sincere glorification attracts auspicious support and blessings in one’s life.