Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 27

Rāhu, Eclipses, Antarikṣa, and the Seven Subterranean Heavens

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Devanagari script

तस्यानुचरितमुपरिष्टाद्विस्तरिष्यते यस्य भगवान् स्वयमखिलजगद्गुरुर्नारायणो द्वारि गदापाणिरवतिष्ठते निजजनानुकम्पितहृदयो येनाङ्गुष्ठेन पदा दशकन्धरो योजनायुतायुतं दिग्विजय उच्चाटित: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

tasyānucaritam upariṣṭād vistariṣyate yasya bhagavān svayam akhila-jagad-gurur nārāyaṇo dvāri gadā-pāṇir avatiṣṭhate nija-janānukampita-hṛdayo yenāṅguṣṭhena padā daśa-kandharo yojanāyutāyutaṁ dig-vijaya uccāṭitaḥ.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī berkata: Wahai Raja, bagaimana dapat aku memuji watak Bali Mahārāja? Di pintunya berdiri sendiri Bhagavān Nārāyaṇa, guru seluruh jagat, memegang gada, dengan hati luluh oleh belas kasih kepada bhakta-Nya. Rāvaṇa yang datang untuk menakluk, ditendang Vāmanadeva dengan ibu jari kaki hingga amat jauh. Kisahnya akan dihuraikan kemudian.

Synonyms

• tasya: of him/its
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• anucaritam: deeds/activities (followed conduct)
• anucaritam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anucarita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अनु+चर् धातु, क्त/क्तवत्-भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• upariṣṭāt: later/above; here: later on
• upariṣṭāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upariṣṭāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vistariṣyate: will be described/expanded
• vistariṣyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+stṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• svayam: personally
• svayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), बलवाचक/स्वतन्त्रता-बोधक (emphatic)

• akhila-jagad-guruḥ: teacher of the entire world
• akhila-jagad-guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (jagataḥ guruḥ) with adjective akhila

• nārāyaṇaḥ: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dvāri: at the door/gate
• dvāri: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• gadā-pāṇiḥ: one with a mace in hand
• gadā-pāṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-भावः (gadāyāḥ pāṇiḥ / gadāṃ dhārayan)

• avatiṣṭhate: stands/remains stationed
• avatiṣṭhate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava+sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• nija-jana-anukampita-hṛdayaḥ: whose heart is compassionate to his own people
• nija-jana-anukampita-hṛdayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक) + anukampita (कृदन्त; अनु+कम्प्, क्त) + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘निजजनानुकम्पितं हृदयम् यस्य सः’

• yena: by whom/with which
• yena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• aṅguṣṭhena: with (his) thumb
• aṅguṣṭhena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅguṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• padā: with (his) foot
• padā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• daśa-kandharaḥ: the ten-necked (Rāvaṇa)
• daśa-kandharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + kandhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘daśa kandharāḥ yasya’ (epithet of Rāvaṇa)

• yojanāyuta-ayutam: a hundred million yojanas (vast distance)
• yojanāyuta-ayutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक) + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-भावः—‘ayutānām ayutam yojanānām’ (ten-thousand times ten-thousand yojanas)

• dig-vijaye: in the conquest of the quarters
• dig-vijaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक) + vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘diśāṃ vijayaḥ’

• uccāṭitaḥ: was driven away/repelled
• uccāṭitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud+caṭ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Daśakandhara (Rāvaṇa)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 5.24.27 say about Lord Narayana protecting devotees?

It says Lord Nārāyaṇa personally stands at the doorway of His devotee and, moved by compassion for His own people, can effortlessly repel even a powerful aggressor like Rāvaṇa.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavata Purana Canto 5 Chapter 24?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing cosmic regions and the Lord’s protection of His devotees.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages steady bhakti and trust that God’s protection is real—devotees should focus on sincere practice rather than fear of opposition.