Shloka 28

The Slaying of Narakāsura (Bhaumāsura), Rescue of the Princesses, and the Pārijāta Episode Begins

Devanagari script

अजाय जनयित्रेऽस्य ब्रह्मणेऽनन्तशक्तये । परावरात्मन् भूतात्मन् परमात्मन् नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

ajāya janayitre ’sya brahmaṇe ’nanta-śaktaye parāvarātman bhūtātman paramātman namo ’stu te

Translation

ഹേ അജാ, ഈ ലോകത്തിന്റെ ജനകനായ ബ്രഹ്മസ്വരൂപാ, അനന്തശക്തിയുള്ളവനേ! ഹേ പരാപരാത്മാ, ഭൂതാത്മാ, സർവ്വവ്യാപി പരമാത്മാ! നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം.

Synonyms

• ajāya: to the Unborn
• ajāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative 4th (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• janayitre: to the begetter/creator
• janayitre: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janayitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative 4th (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); agent noun (कर्तृवाचक) from √jan (जन्) causative sense ‘one who causes to be born’

• asya: of this (universe)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive 6th (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahmaṇe: to Brahman / the Absolute
• brahmaṇe: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) / also used as masculine in address; Dative 4th (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ananta-śaktaye: to (one of) infinite power
• ananta-śaktaye: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Dative 4th (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘anantā śaktiḥ’ = ‘infinite power’

• parāvara-ātman: O Self of the higher and the lower
• parāvara-ātman: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘parāvara’ (higher and lower) qualifying ātman

• bhūta-ātman: O Soul of all beings
• bhūta-ātman: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘bhūtānām ātmā’ = ‘Self of beings’

• parama-ātman: O Supreme Self
• parama-ātman: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘paramaḥ ātmā’ = ‘Supreme Self’

• namaḥ: obeisance
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), salutation particle (नमस्कारार्थक)

• astu: may (it) be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्, धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative/benedictive sense), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); ‘let it be’

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative 4th (चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन) (enclitic)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being unborn (Ajaya) and the source of creation?

This verse addresses Krishna as ajaya (unborn) and janayitṛ (the progenitor of the universe), affirming that creation proceeds from Him though He Himself is not born or produced by anything.

Why do the rescued princesses praise Krishna as Brahman and Paramatma in Canto 10 Chapter 59?

After being delivered by Krishna, they glorify Him as the ultimate reality—Brahman with infinite potencies and Paramatma dwelling within all beings—recognizing that their rescuer is the Supreme Lord, not merely a heroic king.

How can I apply the teaching of this shloka in modern life?

Practice daily remembrance and humility by offering respectful prayers, seeing the Divine as present within all beings (bhūtātman), and relying on the Lord’s unlimited power rather than one’s own control.