Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 60

Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance

Devanagari script

सिद्धामृतरसस्पृष्टा वज्रसारा महौजस: । उत्तस्थुर्मेघदलना वैद्युता इव वह्नय: ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

siddhāmṛta-rasa-spṛṣṭā vajra-sārā mahaujasaḥ uttasthur megha-dalanā vaidyutā iva vahnayaḥ

Translation

成就した甘露に触れると、彼らの身体は金剛のように堅く不壊となり、大いなる力に満ちた。彼らは雲を貫く稲妻のごとく再び起き上がった。

Synonyms

• siddha-amṛta-rasa-spṛṣṭāḥ: touched by the nectar-essence of the Siddhas
• siddha-amṛta-rasa-spṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + √spṛś (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘touched’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (सिद्धानां अमृतस्य रसः तेन स्पृष्टाः)

• vajra-sārāḥ: adamantine/with thunderbolt-like essence
• vajra-sārāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वज्रवत् सारः येषाम्)

• mahā-ojasaḥ: of great vigor
• mahā-ojasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (महद् ओजः येषाम्)

• uttasthuḥ: rose up
• uttasthuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: उत्

• megha-dalanāḥ: cloud-splitting
• megha-dalanāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: megha (प्रातिपदिक) + dalana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (मेघानां दलनाः)

• vaidyutāḥ: like lightning/electric
• vaidyutāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान-वाचक अव्यय (comparative particle)

• vahnayaḥ: fires
• vahnayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva

FAQs

What is the meaning of "siddhāmṛta-rasa" in Srimad Bhagavatam?

In this verse it indicates a nectarean, perfected spiritual essence that empowers and revitalizes exalted beings, making them rise with renewed divine potency.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 7.10.60 and in what context?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, describing the extraordinary, energized response of powerful beings in the aftermath of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s līlā and Prahlāda’s devotional presence.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It teaches that contact with genuine spiritual nectar—bhakti, holy name, and saintly association—can awaken inner strength and clarity, like fire sparked by lightning.