Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 35

Vidura Leaves Hastināpura and Meets Uddhava

Vidura’s Tīrtha-yātrā Begins

Devanagari script

अपिस्विदन्ये च निजात्मदैव- मनन्यवृत्त्या समनुव्रता ये । हृदीकसत्यात्मजचारुदेष्ण- गदादय: स्वस्ति चरन्ति सौम्य ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

apisvid anye ca nijātma-daivam ananya-vṛttyā samanuvratā ye hṛdīka-satyātmaja-cārudeṣṇa- gadādayaḥ svasti caranti saumya

Translation

ହେ ସୌମ୍ୟ, ହୃଦୀକ, ସତ୍ୟଭାମାଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର, ଚାରୁଦେଷ୍ଣ, ଗଦ ଆଦି ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ—ଯେମାନେ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ନିଜ ଆତ୍ମଦେବ ଭାବି ଅନନ୍ୟଭାବେ ତାଙ୍କ ପଥ ଅନୁସରଣ କରନ୍ତି—ସେମାନେ କୁଶଳରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି କି?

Synonyms

• api: indeed/also (questioning)
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्भावना/प्रश्नार्थक-निपात (particle, ‘also/indeed?’)

• svit: perhaps? / I wonder
• svit: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक-निपात (interrogative particle)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conj.)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• nija-ātma-daivam: their own indwelling Lord/Deity
• nija-ātma-daivam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + daiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative)

• ananya-vṛttyā: with exclusive devotion/behavior
• ananya-vṛttyā: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananya (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛtti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; करण/हेतु-भाव (by means of exclusive conduct)

• samanuvratāḥ: faithfully following
• samanuvratāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anu-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with ‘anye’)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• hṛdīka-satyātmaja-cārudeṣṇa-gadādayaḥ: Hṛdīka, Satyātmaja, Cārudeṣṇa, Gadā and others
• hṛdīka-satyātmaja-cārudeṣṇa-gadādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdīka (प्रातिपदिक) + satyātmaja (प्रातिपदिक; satyā + ātmaja) + cārudeṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ-द्वन्द्व (list of names)

• svasti: well/auspiciously; in welfare
• svasti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svasti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; मङ्गलार्थक-निपात/आशीर्वाद (benedictive adverb)

• caranti: are faring/doing
• caranti: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• saumya: O gentle one
• saumya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Uddhava
• Kṛṣṇa
• Hṛdīka
• Satyā
• Cārudeṣṇa
• Gadā

FAQs

What are the qualities of a devotee mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 1?

This verse highlights ananya-vṛtti—exclusive, single-minded devotion—and faithful following (samanuvrata) of the Lord who resides within the heart (nijātma-daivam).

Why did Vidura ask Uddhava about Krishna and the Yadavas?

Vidura, eager to hear about the Lord and His devotees, asks Uddhava whether Krishna and His close followers (like Gadā and others) are still living in well-being, setting the stage for Uddhava’s narration of events in Dvārakā.

How can single-minded devotion (ananya bhakti) be practiced in modern life?

By making the Lord the central priority—regular hearing/chanting, remembering Him in daily duties, and aligning choices with devotion—so one’s mind and actions consistently “follow” the indwelling Lord.