Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 30

Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions

Devanagari script

एक एव हि लोकानां सूर्य आत्मादिकृद्धरि: । सर्ववेदक्रियामूलमृषिभिर्बहुधोदित: ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

eka eva hi lokānāṁ sūrya ātmādi-kṛd dhariḥ sarva-veda-kriyā-mūlam ṛṣibhir bahudhoditaḥ

Translation

Le dieu Soleil n’est pas différent de Bhagavān Hari : il est l’âme unique de tous les mondes et leur créateur originel. Il est la source des rites prescrits par les Veda, et les ṛṣi l’ont nommé de multiples façons.

Synonyms

• ekaḥ: one, single
• ekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• hi: for, indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/indeed)

• lokānām: of the worlds/people
• lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• sūryaḥ: O Sun
• sūryaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे/सम्बोधन-प्राय (vocative-like address)

• ātmādi-kṛt: maker of the self and others (originator)
• ātmādi-kṛt: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātman + ādi + kṛ (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: आत्म-आदि-कृत् (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय तत्त्व), कृदन्त: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘कृत्’ (doer/maker); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• hariḥ: Hari (Vishnu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sarva-veda-kriyā-mūlam: the root/source of all Vedic rites
• sarva-veda-kriyā-mūlam: Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + veda + kriyā + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सर्व-वेदा-क्रिया-मूलम् (बहु-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-श्रृंखला); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विधेय/विशेष्य (predicate complement)

• ṛṣibhiḥ: by the sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument-Agentive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• bahudhā: in many ways
• bahudhā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahudhā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• uditaḥ: declared, proclaimed
• uditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud + i (धातु) (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the root of all Vedic rituals?

This verse states that Hari is the foundational root (mūla) of all Vedic actions and injunctions—meaning Vedic duties ultimately find their purpose in the Supreme Lord.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe Hari as the one Sun for all worlds?

He uses the sun metaphor to show that just as one sun illuminates everything, the one Supreme Lord sustains and illumines all worlds as their ultimate source and guide.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Perform your duties with the understanding that their highest fulfillment is devotion to Hari—aligning work, study, family life, and ethics as offerings to God rather than as ends in themselves.