Shloka 3

Nārada’s Arrival, the Nine Yogendras, and the Foundations of Bhāgavata-dharma

Devanagari script

तमेकदा तु देवर्षिं वसुदेवो गृहागतम् । अर्चितं सुखमासीनमभिवाद्येदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

tam ekadā tu devarṣiṁ vasudevo gṛhāgatam arcitaṁ sukham āsīnam abhivādyedam abravīt

Translation

တစ်နေ့တွင် ဒေဝရ္ဓိ နာရဒသည် ဝသုဒေဝ၏ အိမ်သို့ ရောက်လာသည်။ ဝသုဒေဝသည် သင့်လျော်သော ပူဇော်ပစ္စည်းများဖြင့် ပူဇော်ကာ သက်သာစွာ ထိုင်စေပြီး ဦးညွှတ်ကန်တော့၍ ဤသို့ ပြော하였다။

Synonyms

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• एकदा: once
• एकदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकदा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• तु: but/and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• देवर्षिम्: the divine sage
• देवर्षिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः: ‘देवश्चासौ ऋषिः’ = ‘divine sage’

• वसुदेवः: Vasudeva
• वसुदेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• गृह-आगतम्: who had come to (his) house
• गृह-आगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + आगत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: ‘गृहं आगतः’ = ‘come to the house’

• अर्चितम्: honored/worshiped
• अर्चितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) → अर्चित (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• सुखम्: comfortably
• सुखम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण द्वितीया), ‘comfortably’

• आसीनम्: sitting
• आसीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) → आसीन (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present participle (शानच्/कानच्-सम्भव), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• अभिवाद्य: having bowed/saluted
• अभिवाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + वद् (धातु) → अभिवाद्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे ल्यप्), ‘having saluted’

• इदम्: this (speech)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Devarṣi Nārada

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about honoring visiting sages and devotees?

This verse shows Vasudeva welcoming the divine sage, worshiping him, offering obeisances, and only then speaking—teaching that reverence and proper reception of saintly persons is foundational to receiving spiritual knowledge.

Why did Vasudeva speak to Devarṣi Nārada after worshiping him?

Because spiritual inquiry is traditionally made after respectfully receiving and honoring the saintly teacher; Vasudeva first offered hospitality and obeisances, then began his questions to receive guidance.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Approach genuine spiritual teachers and advanced devotees with humility—offer respect, listen attentively, and then ask sincere questions—so that guidance is received in the right mood.