Shloka 8

Yayāti’s Proclamation of Hari-Worship and the Ideal Vaiṣṇava Society

in the Mata–Pitri Tirtha Cycle

Devanagari script

यावद्भूमंडलं सर्वं यावत्तपति भास्करः । तावद्धि मानवा लोकाः सर्वे भागवता बभुः

Transliteration

yāvadbhūmaṃḍalaṃ sarvaṃ yāvattapati bhāskaraḥ | tāvaddhi mānavā lokāḥ sarve bhāgavatā babhuḥ

Translation

Tant que durera tout le cercle de la terre, et tant que le Soleil brillera, aussi longtemps tous les peuples du monde des hommes demeureront dévots du Seigneur.

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as / as far as
• yāvat: Sambandha (Correlative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक (correlative: 'as long as')

• bhūmaṇḍalam: the earth-circle / the whole earth
• bhūmaṇḍalam: Adhikarana (Locative sense implied: 'on earth'/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भू-सम्बन्धि मण्डलम्)

• sarvam: entire, all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (Correlative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक (correlative)

• tapati: shines, burns
• tapati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bhāskaraḥ: the Sun
• bhāskaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tāvat: so long, that long
• tāvat: Sambandha (Correlative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तावत्-शब्दः (correlative: 'so long/that long')

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphatic/indeed)

• mānavāḥ: humans
• mānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• lokāḥ: people, worlds (here: people)
• lokāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; mānavāḥ इति विशेष्यस्य अपि समानाधिकरणम्

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• bhāgavatāḥ: Bhāgavatas, devotees of the Lord
• bhāgavatāḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; नाम/विशेषणवत् (devotees of Bhagavān)

• babhuḥ: became
• babhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses; commonly within Bhīṣma–Pulastya dialogue in Bhūmi-khaṇḍa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यावद्भूमंडलं → yāvat + bhūmaṇḍalam; यावत्तपति → yāvat + tapati; तावद्धि → tāvat + hi; भागवता बभुः → bhāgavatāḥ babhuḥ (visarga sandhi not shown in IAST).

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Bhagavān (the Lord)

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It declares the enduring presence of bhakti: devotion to Bhagavān is portrayed as lasting as long as the earth exists and the sun continues to shine.

Why does the verse mention the earth (bhūmaṇḍala) and the sun (bhāskara)?

They function as cosmic measures of time and stability—natural symbols used to express permanence and universality.

What ethical or spiritual lesson does this convey for practitioners?

It encourages steadfastness: devotion is presented as a long-term, world-sustaining orientation rather than a temporary mood, urging consistent practice and faith.