Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 16

Vibhūti-yoga in the Bhāgavata: The Lord’s Manifest Opulences and the Discipline of Control

Devanagari script

मां विद्ध्युद्धव दैत्यानां प्रह्लादमसुरेश्वरम् । सोमं नक्षत्रौषधीनां धनेशं यक्षरक्षसाम् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

māṁ viddhy uddhava daityānāṁ prahlādam asureśvaram somaṁ nakṣatrauṣadhīnāṁ dhaneśaṁ yakṣa-rakṣasām

Translation

အုဒ္ဓဝာ၊ ဒိတိ၏သား ဒೈತ್ಯတို့အနက် ငါကို အဆုရတို့၏ သန့်ရှင်းသော အရှင်ဖြစ်သည့် ပရဟ္လာဒ မဟာရာဇာဟု သိမှတ်လော့။ ကြယ်များနှင့် ဆေးပင်များအနက် ငါသည် ဆိုမ၊ ချန်ဒြ (လ) ဖြစ်၏။ ယက္ခနှင့် ရာက္ခသတို့အနက် ငါသည် ဓန၏ရှင် ကုဗေရ ဖြစ်၏။

Synonyms

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन, द्वितीया (Acc. sg.)

• विद्धि: know; recognize
• विद्धि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (2nd sg.)

• उद्धव: O Uddhava
• उद्धव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Voc. m. sg.)

• दैत्यानाम्: of the Daityas
• दैत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Gen. pl.)

• प्रह्लादम्: Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Acc. m. sg.); ‘माम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण-रूपेण (apposition)

• असुर-ईश्वरम्: lord of the Asuras
• असुर-ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘असुराणाम् ईश्वरः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Acc. m. sg.); प्रह्लादस्य विशेषणम्

• सोमम्: Soma (the Moon)
• सोमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Acc. m. sg.); ‘माम्’ इत्यस्य अपादान/उपमान-न, अपि तु उपमेय-रूपेण (apposition)

• नक्षत्र-औषधीनाम्: of the stars and herbs
• नक्षत्र-औषधीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + औषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः ‘नक्षत्राणि च औषध्यः च’; षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Gen. pl.)

• धन-ईशम्: lord of wealth (Kubera)
• धन-ईशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘धनस्य ईशः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Acc. m. sg.)

• यक्ष-रक्षसाम्: of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas
• यक्ष-रक्षसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः ‘यक्षाः च रक्षांसि च’; षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Gen. pl.)

Characters & Entities

• Uddhava
• Prahlada
• Soma
• Dhanada (Kubera)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Prahlada among the asuras?

In this verse, Krishna declares that among the Daityas/asuras He is Prahlada—highlighting Prahlada as the supreme exemplar of unwavering bhakti even in a hostile, demoniac setting.

Why did Krishna say this to Uddhava in Canto 11?

Krishna is teaching Uddhava how to recognize the Lord’s presence through His vibhutis (divine manifestations) in every class of beings, so devotion becomes constant and all-pervading.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Train the mind to see God’s hand in excellence and virtue—especially devotion like Prahlada’s—so admiration turns into remembrance, gratitude, and steadier bhakti in daily life.