Shloka 29

Bhadrā and Mitravindā: The Fruits of Namaskāra, Pradakṣiṇā, Hari-nāma, and Śravaṇa of Bhāgavata Kathā

Devanagari script

यस्मिन् ग्रामे भागवतं न शास्त्रं न वर्तते भागवता रसज्ञाः / यस्मिन् गृहे नास्ति गीतार्थसारः यस्मिन् ग्रामे नाम सहस्रकं वा

Transliteration

yasmin grāme bhāgavataṃ na śāstraṃ na vartate bhāgavatā rasajñāḥ / yasmin gṛhe nāsti gītārthasāraḥ yasmin grāme nāma sahasrakaṃ vā

Translation

ਜਿਸ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਗਵਤ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ ਨਹੀਂ, ਜਿੱਥੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਰਸ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਭਗਤ ਨਹੀਂ; ਜਿਸ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੀਤਾ ਦਾ ਸਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ; ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਪਿੰਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦੇ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਪਾਠ ਨਹੀਂ—ਉਹ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਪੋਸ਼ਣ ਤੋਂ ਖਾਲੀ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ग्रामे: in a village
• ग्रामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• भागवतम्: Bhāgavata (scripture)
• भागवतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• शास्त्रम्: scripture
• शास्त्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘(as) scripture’ apposition to भागवतम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• वर्तते: exists / is found
• वर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• भागवताः: devotees / Bhāgavatas
• भागवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• रसज्ञाः: knowers of spiritual taste
• रसज्ञाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: रसस्य ज्ञाः (knowers of rasa)

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• गृहे: in a house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• गीतार्थसारः: essence of the Gītā’s meaning
• गीतार्थसारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीता + अर्थ + सार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: गीतायाः अर्थस्य सारः

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ग्रामे: in a village
• ग्रामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• नाम: indeed / namely
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विकल्प/उदाहरणार्थे (often ‘namely/indeed’)

• सहस्रकम्: a thousand (e.g., names)
• सहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘a thousand (names)’

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: A community without Bhāgavata study, rasika devotees, Gītā’s essence, and Viṣṇu-sahasranāma is spiritually impoverished; śāstra + sādhus + nāma form the ecosystem of devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Śāstra-sādhu-saṅga as pramāṇa and support for bhakti; Gītā-sāra as synthesis of karma-yoga, bhakti, and jñāna oriented to the Supreme Person.

Application: Keep Bhāgavata and Gītā study in the home; host/attend satsanga; establish regular Viṣṇu-sahasranāma recitation; support local devotees/teachers to sustain a rasika culture.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: village/household

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (bhakti sections): emphasis on nāma-japa, śāstra-śravaṇa, and association with devotees (thematic)

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavata
• Bhagavad Gita
• Nama-sahasra (Vishnu Sahasranama)

FAQs

What is the importance of Bhāgavata scripture and devotees in a village according to the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats the presence of Bhāgavata-śāstra and rasajña devotees as the spiritual vitality of a community; without them, the place lacks sustaining sacred influence.

How does this verse connect household life to liberation-oriented practice?

It frames a home’s spiritual culture around internalizing the Gītā’s essential teaching and sustaining nāma practice, implying these cultivate sattva and devotion supportive of higher post-death outcomes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep regular scripture contact (Bhāgavata/Gītā), seek devotional company, and maintain consistent Vishnu-nāma or sahasranāma recitation as a daily discipline.