Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 28

Vibhūti-yoga in the Bhāgavata: The Lord’s Manifest Opulences and the Discipline of Control

Devanagari script

अहं युगानां च कृतं धीराणां देवलोऽसित: । द्वैपायनोऽस्मि व्यासानां कवीनां काव्य आत्मवान् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

ahaṁ yugānāṁ ca kṛtaṁ dhīrāṇāṁ devalo ’sitaḥ dvaipāyano ’smi vyāsānāṁ kavīnāṁ kāvya ātmavān

Translation

Among ages I am Kṛta (Satya)-yuga, and among steady sages I am Devala and Asita. Among the Vyāsas who divided the Vedas I am Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vedavyāsa, and among learned poet-scholars I am Kāvya (Śukrācārya), knower of spiritual science.

Synonyms

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• युगानाम्: of ages
• युगानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध-बोधक (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कृतम्: Kṛta (Satya) age
• कृतम्: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• धीराणाम्: of the wise
• धीराणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवलः: Devala (sage)
• देवलः: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• असितः: Asita (sage)
• असितः: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वैपायनः: Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• द्वैपायनः: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/लट्), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यासानाम्: of the Vyāsas (compilers)
• व्यासानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कवीनाम्: of poets
• कवीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• काव्यम्: poetry
• काव्यम्: प्राधान्येन विधेय (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• आत्मवान्: self-possessed / endowed with self
• आत्मवान्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); गुणवाचक-विशेषण (possessive adjective)

Characters & Entities

• Devala
• Asita
• Dvaipayana Vyasa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Satya Yuga (Krita Yuga)?

In this verse Krishna identifies Himself with Kṛta (Satya) Yuga, indicating it as the age that most embodies purity, truthfulness, and dharma—qualities that reflect His presence most clearly.

Why did Krishna describe His vibhutis (opulences) to Uddhava?

Krishna instructs Uddhava by showing how the Lord can be remembered through the most exemplary beings and principles in creation—helping Uddhava fix his mind on Bhagavan through constant remembrance.

Practical application of Krishna’s vibhuti teaching in modern life?

Train the mind to remember Krishna by associating Him with the highest ideals—truth, wisdom, and sacred learning—so daily admiration for excellence becomes a form of bhakti and remembrance.