Shloka 43

Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच प्राचेतस महाभाग संसिद्धस्तपसा भवान् । यच्छ्रद्धया मत्परया मयि भावं परं गत: ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-bhagavān uvāca prācetasa mahā-bhāga saṁsiddhas tapasā bhavān yac chraddhayā mat-parayā mayi bhāvaṁ paraṁ gataḥ

Translation

ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਨੇ فرمایا—ਹੇ ਮਹਾਭਾਗ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੇਤਸ! ਤੂੰ ਤਪੱਸਿਆ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਸਿੱਧ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈਂ। ਮੇਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਪਰਮ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਅਤੇ ਅਨਨ੍ਯ ਭਕਤੀ ਕਰਕੇ ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਚਤਮ ਭਾਵ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈਂ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਤੇਰਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਕ੍ਰਿਤਾਰਥ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਤੂੰ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਪਾ ਲਿਆ।

Synonyms

• श्री: revered
• श्री: Sambodhana-marker (सम्बोधन-सूचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक; आदरसूचक उपपद (honorific)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्राचेतस: O Prācetasa
• प्राचेतस: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राचेतस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘महान् भागः यस्य’ (honorific vocative)

• संसिद्धः: fully perfected
• संसिद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + सिध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘fully accomplished’

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• भवान्: you
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरसूचक सर्वनाम

• यत्: since, because
• यत्: Hetu-dyotaka (हेतुद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् सम्बन्धबोधक (relative particle), कारण/हेतुवाचक—‘because/inasmuch as’

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• मत्परया: with devotion to Me
• मत्परया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘मम परा’ = ‘devoted to Me’; ‘मत्’ = अस्मद्-षष्ठी एकवचन-प्रत्ययान्त रूपम् (enclitic)

• मयि: in Me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भावम्: state, devotion, disposition
• भावम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘भावम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• गतः: have attained
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘having attained’

Purport

As the Lord Himself confirms in Bhagavad-gītā (8.15) , one reaches the highest perfection when he attains the fortune of realizing the Supreme Personality of Godhead:

Characters & Entities

• Daksha
• Pracetas

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about achieving perfection (siddhi) through devotion?

This verse states that true perfection comes when austerity is joined with exclusive faith in the Lord—mat-parā śraddhā—leading to the supreme bhāva, deep loving absorption in Him.

Why did the Lord speak this to Prācetasa (Daksha)?

Because Daksha, as a descendant of the Pracetas, had performed austerities with single-minded devotion, and the Lord acknowledged his success and elevated inner state (param bhāva) attained through that devotion.

How can mat-parā śraddhā be practiced in modern life?

By keeping the Lord as the primary goal—regular sādhana (chanting, prayer, study), offering one’s work and choices to Him, and cultivating steady faith that devotion is the highest purpose beyond temporary results.