Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 40

Bhakti as the Easy and Supreme Yoga: Seeing Kṛṣṇa in All and Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama

Devanagari script

नमोऽस्तु ते महायोगिन् प्रपन्नमनुशाधि माम् । यथा त्वच्चरणाम्भोजे रति: स्यादनपायिनी ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

namo ’stu te mahā-yogin prapannam anuśādhi mām yathā tvac-caraṇāmbhoje ratiḥ syād anapāyinī

Translation

Postraciones a Ti, oh Mahāyogī. Yo, rendido a Ti, te ruego que me instruyas para que mi amor devocional por Tus pies de loto sea firme y nunca se aparte.

Synonyms

• namaḥ: obeisance
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), interjection/obeisance particle (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative/benedictive), 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahāyogin: O great yogin
• mahāyogin: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• prapannam: one who has surrendered (me)
• prapannam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra√pad (धातु) + prapanna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त, PPP), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); used as object referring to speaker

• anuśādhi: instruct
• anuśādhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu√śās (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्, imperative), 2nd person (मध्यम-पुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā: so that / in such a way that
• yathā: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction/adverb of manner (यथार्थक-अव्यय) introducing desired result

• tvat: your
• tvat: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun stem in compound (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक), Genitive sense (षष्ठी-अर्थ)

• caraṇa-ambhoje: in the lotus of (your) feet
• caraṇa-ambhoje: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa + ambhoja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘feet-lotus’

• ratiḥ: devotion/attachment
• ratiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• syāt: may be / should become
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhiliṅ-lakāra (विधिलिङ्, optative), 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• anapāyinī: unfailing / not departing
• anapāyinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-apa√i (धातु) + anapāyinī (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Present participial adjective (शतृ/शानच्-आधारित विशेषणार्थ), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ratiḥ

Characters & Entities

• Uddhava

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about surrender (prapatti) to Krishna?

This verse shows the surrendered devotee approaching Krishna directly for guidance, seeking not mere knowledge but unwavering loving attachment to His lotus feet.

Why did Uddhava ask Krishna to instruct him in Canto 11 Chapter 29?

As Krishna’s intimate devotee, Uddhava requests final, essential instruction—how to ensure his devotion becomes steady and never deviates, centered on Krishna’s lotus feet.

How can one apply “unbroken attachment to Krishna’s lotus feet” in modern life?

By consciously living as a surrendered student—regularly hearing and chanting about Krishna, praying for guidance, and aligning daily choices with devotion rather than temporary distractions.