Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 35

Bhakti as the Supreme Process; Detachment and the Rudiments of Meditation

Devanagari script

एवं प्रणवसंयुक्तं प्राणमेव समभ्यसेत् । दशकृत्वस्‍त्रिषवणं मासादर्वाग् जितानिल: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ praṇava-saṁyuktaṁ prāṇam eva samabhyaset daśa-kṛtvas tri-ṣavaṇaṁ māsād arvāg jitānilaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പ്രണവം (ഓം) ചേർന്ന പ്രാണത്തെ തന്നെ അഭ്യസിക്കണം. പ്രഭാതം, മധ്യാഹ്നം, സായാഹ്നം— മൂന്നു സന്ധ്യകളിലും പത്ത് പ്രാവശ്യം വീതം ചെയ്യണം. ഒരു മാസത്തിനകം അവൻ പ്രാണവായുവിനെ ജയിക്കും।

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रणव-संयुक्तम्: joined with the praṇava (Oṁ)
• प्रणव-संयुक्तम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (सम्+युज् धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental/association sense: 'joined with praṇava'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) प्राणम् इति

• प्राणम्: the breath
• प्राणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्धसूचक-अव्यय (Emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• समभ्यसेत्: should practice
• समभ्यसेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अभि-अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• दश-कृत्वः: ten times
• दश-कृत्वः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्वस् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (frequency adverb)

• त्रि-सवणम्: thrice daily (at the three savanas)
• त्रि-सवणम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + सवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (temporal-frequency adverb)

• मासात्: from (within) a month
• मासात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source/Limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अर्वाक्: before/within (that time)
• अर्वाक्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्वाक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'this side/before')

• जित-अनिलः: having mastered the breath
• जित-अनिलः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (जि धातु + क्त) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (one who has conquered the wind/breath), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about pranayama with Om?

This verse instructs practicing prāṇa-regulation joined with praṇava (Oṁ), done ten times at the three daily junctions, leading to mastery over the breath.

Why did Krishna teach this to Uddhava in Canto 11?

In the Uddhava Gītā, Kṛṣṇa gives concise, practical methods of yoga and inner discipline to prepare Uddhava for steady remembrance and spiritual realization.

Practical application of breath control from Bhagavatam 11.14.35 in modern life?

Set a simple routine—morning, midday, and evening—quietly chant Oṁ with measured breathing for a fixed count; consistency and calm attention are emphasized over complexity.