Shloka 55

Nimi Questions the Yogendras: Māyā, Cosmic Dissolution, Guru-Śaraṇāgati, Bhakti, and Deity Worship

Devanagari script

एवमग्‍न्यर्कतोयादावतिथौ हृदये च य: । यजतीश्वरमात्मानमचिरान्मुच्यते हि स: ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

evam agny-arka-toyādāv atithau hṛdaye ca yaḥ yajatīśvaram ātmānam acirān mucyate hi saḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അഗ്നി, സൂര്യൻ, ജലം മുതലായവയിൽ, വീട്ടിലെത്തുന്ന അതിഥിയുടെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ, കൂടാതെ സ്വന്തം ഹൃദയത്തിലും സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ ഈശ്വരനെ കണ്ടറിഞ്ഞ് ആരാധിക്കുന്നവൻ അതിവേഗം മോക്ഷം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner: 'thus')

• अग्नि-अर्क-तोय-आदौ: in fire, the sun, water, etc.
• अग्नि-अर्क-तोय-आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + अर्क + तोय + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'आदि' = 'etc.' (neuter, locative singular)

• अतिथौ: in a guest
• अतिथौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (masculine, locative singular)

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (neuter, locative singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• यजति: worships
• यजति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (present indicative, 3rd person singular)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• आत्मानम्: as the Self (as oneself)
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अपि—स्वरूपेण (as oneself) (masculine, accusative singular)

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पञ्चमी-अर्थे (ablatival adverb: 'before long/soon')

• मुच्यते: is liberated
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्, कर्मणि प्रयोग (present, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada; passive: 'is released')

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपात (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

Purport

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Third Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Liberation from the Illusory Energy.”

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

How does Srimad Bhagavatam describe worshiping God everywhere (sun, fire, water, guest, heart)?

This verse teaches that one should worship the Supreme Lord as the indwelling Self and perceive Him in sacred manifestations like fire, the sun, water, the guest, and within the heart—such worship leads to swift liberation.

Who is speaking Srimad Bhagavatam 11.3.55 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this teaching to King Parīkṣit while explaining the Avadhūta’s wisdom in Canto 11.

What is the practical application of seeing the Lord in the guest (atithi) today?

Treat guests and those who come to you with respect, service, and kindness as an offering to the Lord—this trains constant remembrance and turns daily life into devotion.