Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 27

Devotion in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa and the Glory of Bhārata-varṣa

Rāmacandra & Nara-Nārāyaṇa; Rivers, Varṇāśrama, and Liberation

Devanagari script

सत्यं दिशत्यर्थितमर्थितो नृणां नैवार्थदो यत्पुनरर्थिता यत: । स्वयं विधत्ते भजतामनिच्छता- मिच्छापिधानं निजपादपल्लवम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

satyaṁ diśaty arthitam arthito nṛṇāṁ naivārthado yat punar arthitā yataḥ svayaṁ vidhatte bhajatām anicchatām icchāpidhānaṁ nija-pāda-pallavam

Translation

Верховная Личность Бога исполняет то, о чём человек просит Его, но не дарует такого блага, которое заставило бы просить снова и снова. Зато, даже если преданный не стремится к этому, Господь Сам охотно дарует прибежище у Своих лотосных стоп — и это прибежище удовлетворяет все желания. Такова Его особая милость.

Synonyms

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): ‘truly’

• diśati: gives/bestows
• diśati: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: diś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• arthitam: what is asked for
• arthitam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arthita (कृदन्त from arth धातु/प्रातिपदिक usage)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘अर्थित’ = requested thing

• arthitaḥ: when petitioned
• arthitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/of implied subject = Lord)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अर्थित’ = being petitioned

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation)

• eva: only/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/just)

• artha-daḥ: a giver of (mere) boons
• artha-daḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक from √dā)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः (उपपद-तत्पुरुष): ‘अर्थं ददाति’ = giver of desired objects

• yat: because/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-शब्दः नपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as conjunctional relative ‘because/that’

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (again)

• arthitā: (further) petitioning
• arthitā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arthitā (प्रातिपदिक; abstract noun)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अर्थिता’ = state of being a petitioner/requesting again

• yataḥ: because/therefore
• yataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/causal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (from which/therefore/because)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-अव्यय (himself)

• vidhatte: arranges/bestows
• vidhatte: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+dhā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• bhajatām: of those who worship
• bhajatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-सम्बन्धी) रूपेण षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘भजताम्’ = of those who worship/serve

• anicchatām: of those who do not desire (anything else)
• anicchatām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/of bhajatām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + icchat (कृदन्त from √iṣ/√icch)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘अनिच्छताम्’ = of those not desiring (worldly boons)

• icchā-apidhānam: that which covers/fulfills all desires
• icchā-apidhānam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक) + apidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): ‘इच्छायाः अपिधानम्’ = covering/fulfilment of desire (that which covers all desires)

• nija-pāda-pallavam: his own lotus-tender feet
• nija-pāda-pallavam: Karma (कर्म/object; apposition to icchā-apidhānam)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + pallava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-सन्निकर्ष): ‘निजस्य पादस्य पल्लवम्’ = tender sprout-like feet

Purport

The devotees mentioned in the previous verse approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead with material motives, but this verse explains how such devotees are saved from those desires. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.3.10) advises:

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Mahārāja Parīkṣit

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about asking God for material boons?

This verse says the Lord may grant requested boons, but such gifts often fuel further craving; therefore they are not the highest mercy.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī emphasize the Lord’s lotus feet as the best boon?

Because for selfless devotees the Lord gives His own lotus feet, which end restless desire and grant ultimate fulfillment (bhakti leading to liberation).

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Pray less for outcomes and more for devotion and character; align actions with service, and treat gains as secondary while seeking steady remembrance of the Lord.