Shloka 6

Yayāti’s Vaiṣṇava Rule and the Earth Made Like Vaikuṇṭha

with Viṣṇu Name-Invocation

Devanagari script

आसने शयने याने ध्याने वचसि माधवम् । क्रीडमानास्तथा बाला गोविंदं प्रणमंति ते

Transliteration

āsane śayane yāne dhyāne vacasi mādhavam | krīḍamānāstathā bālā goviṃdaṃ praṇamaṃti te

Translation

ਬੈਠਿਆਂ, ਲੇਟਿਆਂ, ਯਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ, ਧਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਬਚਨ ਵਿੱਚ—ਉਹ ਮਾਧਵ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਖੇਡਦਿਆਂ ਵੀ ਉਹ ਬਾਲ-ਭਾਵ ਵਾਲੇ ਭਗਤ ਗੋਵਿੰਦ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• आसने: in (one's) seat/sitting
• आसने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• शयने: in lying down/bed
• शयने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• याने: in travel/vehicle
• याने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ध्याने: in meditation
• ध्याने: Adhikarana (State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वचसि: in speech
• वचसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• माधवम्: Mādhava
• माधवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• क्रीडमानाः: playing
• क्रीडमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्ययः), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; विशेषणम् (ते)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• बालाः: children
• बालाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रणमन्ति: bow to, salute
• प्रणमन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context not provided in the input excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रीडमानास्तथा = क्रीडमानाः + तथा (विसर्ग-लोपः/सन्धिः); गoviṃdaṃ/प्रणamaṃti इत्यत्र अनुस्वार-लेखनं; पदच्छेदे गोविन्दम्, प्रणमन्ति।

Characters & Entities

• Mādhava
• Govinda

FAQs

What devotional practice is emphasized in this verse?

It emphasizes continuous remembrance and reverence for Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava, Govinda) in every posture and activity—sitting, resting, traveling, meditating, and speaking.

Why does the verse mention devotees as “bālāḥ” (children/childlike)?

“Bālāḥ” suggests innocence, simplicity, and spontaneous devotion—people who naturally bow to Govinda even while playing, without self-consciousness or calculation.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here?

To cultivate steady devotion that permeates ordinary life, transforming everyday actions and speech into mindful reverence rather than limiting spirituality to formal rituals alone.