Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 32

The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka

Devanagari script

तद्वर्षपुरुषा भगवन्तं ब्रह्मरूपिणं सकर्मकेण कर्मणाऽऽराधयन्तीदं चोदाहरन्ति ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

tad-varṣa-puruṣā bhagavantaṁ brahma-rūpiṇaṁ sakarmakeṇa karmaṇārādhayantīdaṁ codāharanti.

Translation

Pour l’accomplissement des désirs matériels, les habitants de cette contrée adorent le Seigneur Suprême sous la forme de Brahmā, au moyen d’actes rituels de karma, et ils récitent la prière suivante.

Synonyms

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे पूर्वपदत्वेन

• वर्षपुरुषाः: the people of that region
• वर्षपुरुषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वर्षस्य पुरुषाः)

• भगवन्तम्: the Lord
• भगवन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मरूपिणम्: having the form of Brahman
• ब्रह्मरूपिणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मरूपः यस्य)

• सकर्मकेण: with (proper) ritual action
• सकर्मकेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कर्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुं; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (कर्मकेन सह)

• कर्मणा: by action, by rite
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• आराधयन्ति: worship
• आराधयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• इदम्: this (hymn/statement)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• उदाहरन्ति: recite, utter
• उदाहरन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Brahmā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about worshiping the Lord through prescribed duties?

This verse states that the people of that region worship the Supreme Lord by performing their allotted work and rites, showing that duty (karma) can be offered as worship (ārādhana) when centered on Bhagavān.

Why is the Supreme Lord described as 'brahma-rūpiṇa' (in the form of Brahmā) here?

Śukadeva explains that the same Supreme Lord is approached through particular forms in different regions; here He is worshiped as Brahmā, highlighting the Lord’s governance of creation and the cosmic order.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Treat your daily responsibilities as an offering to God—do your work conscientiously, align it with dharma, and dedicate the results to the Supreme; this turns ordinary action into devotion.