Shloka 10

Akrūra’s Prayers (Akrūra-stuti): The Lord as Cause of Causes, Virāṭ, and the Goal of All Paths

Devanagari script

यथाद्रिप्रभवा नद्य: पर्जन्यापूरिता: प्रभो । विशन्ति सर्वत: सिन्धुं तद्वत्त्वां गतयोऽन्तत: ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

yathādri-prabhavā nadyaḥ parjanyāpūritāḥ prabho viśanti sarvataḥ sindhuṁ tadvat tvāṁ gatayo ’ntataḥ

Translation

主よ、山に源を発し雨に満たされた川が四方から海へ注ぐように、あらゆる道はついにはあなたに至ります。

Synonyms

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, comparative adverb (यथा)

• adri-prabhavāḥ: mountain-born
• adri-prabhavāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘nadyaḥ’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adri (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन); Samāsa: tatpuruṣa—‘adri-prabhava’ = originating from mountains

• nadyaḥ: rivers
• nadyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन)

• parjanya-āpūritāḥ: filled by rain
• parjanya-āpūritāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘nadyaḥ’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parjanya (प्रातिपदिक) + āpūrīta (कृदन्त; √pṝ/√pūr)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine/स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (Nominative/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (Plural/बहुवचन); ‘āpūrita’ = past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त) ‘filled’; Samāsa: tatpuruṣa—filled by rain

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• viśanti: enter
• viśanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada

• sarvataḥ: from all sides/entirely
• sarvataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (direction/extent)

• sindhum: the ocean
• sindhum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sindhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (Masculine), Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana

• tadvat: so/likewise
• tadvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, comparative particle (तद्वत्)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• gatayaḥ: paths/courses (movements)
• gatayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā (Nominative), Bahuvacana

• antataḥ: ultimately
• antataḥ: Kāla/Avadhi (काल/अवधि adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (ending/ultimately)

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself speaks on this issue of worship in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.23-25):

Characters & Entities

• Uddhava
• Sri Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about all paths leading to God?

This verse explains that just as many rivers ultimately merge into the ocean, all genuine paths and destinations culminate in the Supreme Lord—Sri Krishna.

Why did Uddhava say this to Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 40?

Uddhava is offering prayers that glorify Krishna’s supreme position, affirming that every spiritual pursuit finds its completion in Krishna as the final shelter and goal.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Whatever your practice—prayer, meditation, service, study—align it toward remembering and serving the Lord; unity of purpose brings clarity and spiritual progress.