Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 44

Nimi Questions the Yogendras: Varṇāśrama’s Purpose, Ritualism’s Fall, and Yuga-Avatāras with Kali-yuga Saṅkīrtana

Devanagari script

ततोऽन्तर्दधिरे सिद्धा: सर्वलोकस्य पश्यत: । राजा धर्मानुपातिष्ठन्नवाप परमां गतिम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tato ’ntardadhire siddhāḥ sarva-lokasya paśyataḥ rājā dharmān upātiṣṭhann avāpa paramāṁ gatim

Translation

Então aqueles sábios perfeitos desapareceram diante dos olhos de todos. O rei Nimi praticou fielmente os princípios de vida espiritual que aprendera com eles e, assim, alcançou o objetivo supremo: a realização do Senhor.

Synonyms

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-काल-निर्देशक (then/from there)

• अन्तर्दधिरे: disappeared
• अन्तर्दधिरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर् + धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), बहुवचन; “disappeared”

• सिद्धाः: the perfected ones (sages)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्व-लोकस्य: of all the people
• सर्व-लोकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“सर्वः लोकः”

• पश्यतः: while (they were) watching
• पश्यतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; जनसमूहस्य विशेषणम्—“while (they were) seeing”

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• धर्मान्: duties/principles
• धर्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• उपातिष्ठत्: observed; practiced
• उपातिष्ठत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; “followed/observed”

• अवाप: attained
• अवाप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; “attained”

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—गतिम्

• गतिम्: destination; state
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• siddhāḥ
• rājā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attaining the supreme destination (paramāṁ gatim)?

This verse states that a king who steadfastly follows dharma attains the supreme destination, indicating liberation is achieved through sincere adherence to righteous, God-centered duty.

Why do the siddhas disappear in this Bhagavatam verse?

The verse describes the siddhas as perfected beings who can appear and vanish by mystic perfection; their disappearance marks the completion of their purpose in the episode and highlights their transcendental status.

Practical application of following dharma in modern life according to this shloka?

Perform your responsibilities with integrity and devotion—aligning daily actions with dharma—so that spiritual progress and the highest good become the natural result.