Shloka 19

Vṛtrāsura Instructs Indra on Providence and Devotion; The Slaying of Vṛtrāsura

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच अहो दानव सिद्धोऽसि यस्य ते मतिरीद‍ृशी । भक्त: सर्वात्मनात्मानं सुहृदं जगदीश्वरम् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

indra uvāca aho dānava siddho ’si yasya te matir īdṛśī bhaktaḥ sarvātmanātmānaṁ suhṛdaṁ jagad-īśvaram

Translation

Indra dit : Ô dānava ! À voir ton discernement, tu es un être accompli. Tu es un bhakta de tout ton être du Bhagavān, le Paramātmā, Seigneur du monde et ami de tous.

Synonyms

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहो: ah! indeed!
• अहो: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection)

• दानव: O Dānava (demon)
• दानव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative form used as address), एकवचन

• सिद्धः: perfect, accomplished
• सिद्धः: Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (also can be चतुर्थी); here genitive ‘of you’

• मतिः: understanding, mind
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ईदृशी: such, like this
• ईदृशी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मति-विशेषण

• भक्तः: a devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √भज् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used as noun)

• सर्वात्मना: with all one’s being
• सर्वात्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; तृतीया-अर्थे अव्यय (instrumental sense): ‘with one’s whole self’

• आत्मानम्: the Self (Lord)
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुहृदम्: the well-wisher, friend
• सुहृदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; आत्मानम्-समनाधिकरण

• जगत्-ईश्वरम्: the Lord of the universe
• जगत्-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः ईश्वरः)

Purport

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (6.22):

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vṛtrāsura

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the qualities of a true devotee in Canto 6?

This verse highlights that a true devotee is devoted with the whole self (sarvātmanā) to the Supreme Lord, who is the friend of all beings and the Lord of the universe.

Why did Indra praise Vṛtrāsura as perfected (siddha) in Bhagavatam 6.12?

Because Vṛtrāsura’s intelligence and conviction were fixed in devotion to the Supreme Lord, showing realized spiritual understanding despite his external identity as a Dānava.

How can I apply “sarvātmanā bhakti” (wholehearted devotion) in modern life?

Cultivate single-minded devotion by aligning thoughts, speech, and actions toward serving God—seeing the Lord as the true well-wisher (suhṛd) and acting with sincerity and humility.