Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 9

Aditi’s Payo-vrata and Viṣṇu’s Promise to Appear as Her Son

Prelude to Vāmana

Devanagari script

विश्वाय विश्वभवनस्थितिसंयमाय स्वैरं गृहीतपुरुशक्तिगुणाय भूम्ने । स्वस्थाय शश्वदुपबृंहितपूर्णबोध- व्यापादितात्मतमसे हरये नमस्ते ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

viśvāya viśva-bhavana-sthiti-saṁyamāya svairaṁ gṛhīta-puru-śakti-guṇāya bhūmne sva-sthāya śaśvad-upabṛṁhita-pūrṇa-bodha- vyāpāditātma-tamase haraye namas te

Translation

ຂ້າແຕ່ພຣະອົງ, ພຣະອົງແມ່ນຮູບສາກົນອັນຄອບຄຸມທຸກສິ່ງ; ພຣະອົງສ້າງ ຮັກສາ ແລະຄວບຄຸມ-ທຳລາຍຈັກກະວານນີ້ດ້ວຍອິດສະລະ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ພຣະອົງໃຊ້ສັກຕິແລະຄຸນະ ພຣະອົງກໍຍັງຕັ້ງມັ່ນໃນສະພາບເດີມ; ປັນຍາອັນສົມບູນຂອງພຣະອົງເປັນນິລັນດອນ ແລະຂັບໄລ່ຄວາມມືດໃນອາດມັນ. ໂອ ພຣະຫຣິ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້ານອບນ້ອມແດ່ພຣະອົງ

Synonyms

• विश्वाय: to the all-pervading one
• विश्वाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Dative singular

• विश्वभवनस्थितिसंयमाय: to the regulator of the universe’s creation and maintenance
• विश्वभवनस्थितिसंयमाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-भवन-स्थिति-संयम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — dative; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘विश्वस्य भवन-स्थिति-संयमः’ (creation, maintenance, restraint of the universe)

• स्वैरम्: freely, at will
• स्वैरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वैरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण — adverb ‘freely/at will’

• गृहीतपुरुशक्तिगुणाय: to him who has assumed many powers and qualities
• गृहीतपुरुशक्तिगुणाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहीत-पुरु-शक्ति-गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — dative; compound with कृदन्त ‘गृहीत’ (taken/assumed) + ‘पुरु’ (many) + ‘शक्ति’ + ‘गुण’

• भूम्ने: to the great one
• भूम्ने: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Dative singular

• स्वस्थाय: to the self-abiding one
• स्वस्थाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — dative; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वे स्थः’ (abiding in oneself)

• शश्वत्: always
• शश्वत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शश्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक — adverb ‘always’

• उपबृंहितपूर्णबोधव्यापादितात्मतमसे: to him whose inner darkness is destroyed by ever-increasing perfect knowledge
• उपबृंहितपूर्णबोधव्यापादितात्मतमसे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपबृंहित-पूर्ण-बोध-व्यापादित-आत्म-तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — dative; multi-member तत्पुरुष: ‘(येन) आत्मतमः व्यापादितम्’ (whose inner darkness is destroyed) by ‘पूर्णबोध’ (full knowledge) that is ‘उपबृंहित’ (ever-increasing)

• हरये: to Hari
• हरये: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Dative singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्प्रदान (Salutation/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (नमः + चतुर्थी) — indeclinable salutation

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Dative singular ‘to you’

Purport

In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Ādi 2.117) it is said:

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Viṣṇu
• Aditi

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lord Vishnu controlling creation, maintenance, and destruction?

This verse praises Hari as the regulator of the universe’s creation, maintenance, and dissolution, showing that cosmic functions operate under His supreme control.

Why does Aditi offer these prayers to Lord Hari in Canto 8 Chapter 17?

Aditi seeks the Lord’s shelter and intervention for the welfare of the devas; her prayers glorify Viṣṇu’s supremacy and His power to remove inner and outer darkness.

Practical application of “destroying the darkness in the heart” from this shloka in modern life?

Regular remembrance and worship of Hari—through prayer, chanting, and study—cultivates clear understanding and reduces ignorance-driven habits like fear, anger, and confusion.