Shloka 5

The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya

Devanagari script

नमो विज्ञानवीर्याय माययेदमुपेयुषे । गृहीतगुणभेदाय नमस्तेऽव्यक्तयोनये ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

namo vijñāna-vīryāya māyayedam upeyuṣe gṛhīta-guṇa-bhedāya namas te ’vyakta-yonaye

Translation

ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਬਲ ਦੇ ਆਦਿ-ਸਰੋਤ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ! ਮਾਇਆ ਦੇ ਸਹਾਰੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇਸ ਜਗਤ-ਵਿਵਸਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਏ ਹੋ। ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਨਾਲ ਗੁਣ-ਭੇਦ (ਖ਼ਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਰਜੋਗੁਣ) ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ, ਅਵ੍ਯਕਤ ਯੋਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਨਮੋ ਨਮਹ।

Synonyms

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः (indeclinable interjection used for salutation)

• विज्ञानवीर्याय: to (him of) the potency of knowledge
• विज्ञानवीर्याय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient of salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'power of knowledge'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• मायया: by (his) māyā
• मायया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• इदम्: this (universe)
• इदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उपेयुषे: to the one who has assumed/entered (it)
• उपेयुषे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient of salutation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √इ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-रूप (परिपूर्ण/भूतकालिक कृदन्त), लिट्-प्रकृतिः ‘उपेयिवस्’ इत्यस्य; चतुर्थी-एकवचन (dative singular) रूपेण प्रयोगः (to the one who has approached/assumed)

• गृहीतगुणभेदाय: to (him) who has taken on distinctions of qualities
• गृहीतगुणभेदाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient of salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहीत + गुण + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'having accepted distinctions of guṇas'); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः (salutation particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic)

• अव्यक्तयोनये: to (you) whose source is unmanifest
• अव्यक्तयोनये: सम्प्रदान (Recipient of salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यक्त + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'unmanifest source'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Purport

The Vedas are the original scientific knowledge for all departments of understanding, and this knowledge of the Vedas was first impregnated into the heart of Brahmā by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore Brahmā is the original source of all scientific knowledge. He is born directly from the transcendental body of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, who is never seen by any creature of this material universe and therefore always remains unmanifested. Brahmā is stated here to be born of the unmanifested. He is the incarnation of the mode of passion in material nature, which is the separated, external energy of the Supreme Lord.

Characters & Entities

• The Supreme Lord (Nārāyaṇa/Vishnu)
• The four Kumāras

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord being the unmanifest source (avyakta-yonaye)?

This verse addresses the Lord as the unseen origin of all manifestation—though the cosmos appears with forms and qualities, its ultimate source is the Supreme who remains beyond material perception.

Why do the four Kumāras offer these obeisances to Lord Vishnu in Canto 3 Chapter 15?

Upon reaching Vaikuṇṭha and beholding the Supreme Lord, the Kumāras glorify Him as the source of knowledge and the controller of māyā—acknowledging that He can appear within the world without becoming bound by it.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life—how to relate to māyā and the guṇas?

See changing moods, pressures, and material influences as movements of the guṇas, and anchor your decisions in spiritual knowledge and devotion—remembering the Supreme is above these forces and can guide you beyond them.