Shloka 35

Paugaṇḍa Cowherding, Tālavana, the Slaying of Dhenukāsura, and Revival from Poisoned Yamunā Water

Devanagari script

नैतच्चित्रं भगवति ह्यनन्ते जगदीश्वरे । ओतप्रोतमिदं यस्मिंस्तन्तुष्वङ्ग यथा पट: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

naitac citraṁ bhagavati hy anante jagad-īśvare ota-protam idaṁ yasmiṁs tantuṣv aṅga yathā paṭaḥ

Translation

ഹേ പരീക്ഷിത്, അനന്തനായ ജഗദീശ്വര ഭഗവാൻ ബലരാമനു ധേനുകാസുരനെ വധിച്ചത് അത്ഭുതമല്ല; കാരണം ഈ സർവ്വബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡവും താനാ-ബാനാ നൂലുകളിൽ വസ്ത്രംപോലെ അവനിൽ ഓതപ്രോതമായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു।

Synonyms

• न: not
• न: निषेध (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्ता/कर्म (contextual: subject of ‘is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘this’

• चित्रम्: wonder; marvel
• चित्रम्: विधेय (predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate-noun)

• भगवति: in/with the Lord
• भगवति: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: सम्बोधन/निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• अनन्ते: in the Infinite (Lord)
• अनन्ते: अधिकरण (locative in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; भगवतः विशेषण-नाम

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: समासाङ्ग
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, (समासपूर्वपद)

• ईश्वरे: in the Lord of the universe
• ईश्वरे: अधिकरण (locative in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जगतः ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ओत: woven (lengthwise)
• ओत: समासाङ्ग
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ओत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/निष्पन्न-विशेषण (from √वे/वाय् ‘to weave’ in sense ‘woven’); (समासपूर्वपद)

• प्रोतम्: interwoven (warp and woof)
• प्रोतम्: विशेषण (of ‘this’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रोत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (ओत + प्रोत); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (इदम्)

• इदम्: this (universe)
• इदम्: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यस्मिन्: in whom
• यस्मिन्: अधिकरण (locative: ‘in whom/which’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• तन्तुषु: in the threads
• तन्तुषु: अधिकरण (locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• अङ्ग: O dear (friend)
• अङ्ग: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अङ्ग (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: उपमान-निर्देशक
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as; just as)

• पटः: cloth
• पटः: उपमान (standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Purport

Unfortunate persons cannot appreciate the blissful pastimes of the Supreme Lord. In this connection Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that the Supreme Lord possesses unlimited potency and strength, as expressed here by the word anante. The Lord exhibits a tiny fraction of His power according to the need of a particular situation. Lord Balarāma desired to vanquish the gang of demoniac asses who had unlawfully seized the Tālavana forest, and therefore He exhibited just enough divine opulence to easily kill Dhenukāsura and the other demons.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Ananta, Jagadīśvara)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about God being present everywhere (immanence)?

This verse states that the entire universe is woven into the Supreme Lord (Ananta, Jagadīśvara) like cloth in threads—showing His all-pervading presence and sustaining power.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī say “this is not surprising” about Bhagavān?

Because the Lord is unlimited and the controller of all worlds; extraordinary events and divine arrangements are natural for Him since everything rests within Him and depends on Him.

How can the “woven cloth” analogy be applied in modern life?

It encourages seeing unity and divine order behind life’s complexity—cultivating humility, steadiness in change, and devotion by remembering that all beings and events are supported by the Supreme.