Shloka 37

Kardama Muni’s Penance, Viṣṇu’s Darśana, and the Arrangement of Devahūti’s Marriage

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् सुधन्वन्नहनि भगवान् यत्समादिशत् । उपायादाश्रमपदं मुने: शान्तव्रतस्य तत् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

tasmin sudhanvann ahani bhagavān yat samādiśat upāyād āśrama-padaṁ muneḥ śānta-vratasya tat

Translation

तस्मिन् सुधन्वन्नहनि भगवान् यत्समादिशत् । उपायादाश्रमपदं मुनेः शान्तव्रतस्य तत् ॥

Synonyms

• तस्मिन्: on that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in that (time/day)’

• सुधन्वन्: O Sudhanvan
• सुधन्वन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन-प्रयोग (vocative address)

• अहनि: on the day
• अहनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Lord/venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समादिशत् इत्यस्य कर्म

• समादिशत्: ordered/instructed
• समादिशत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past, लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उपायात्: went/approached
• उपायात्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-या (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आश्रमपदम्: the hermitage-abode
• आश्रमपदम्: Karma (कर्म/object—destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम-पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध): आश्रमस्य पदम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शान्तव्रतस्य: of (him) whose vow was peaceful
• शान्तव्रतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: शान्तं व्रतम् यस्य/शान्तं व्रतम् (as epithet); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; मुनेः इति विशेषण

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; आश्रमपदम् इति विशेषण/पुनरुक्ति

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Supreme Lord)
• Vidura
• Śāntavrata Muni

FAQs

What is the meaning of Bhagavatam 3.21.37?

It states that on an auspicious day the Supreme Lord acted according to His own divine ordinance and arrived at the hermitage of the sage Śāntavrata, showing how the Lord personally fulfills His will and blesses saintly devotees.

Who is speaking this verse in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this verse (addressing Vidura) within the Third Canto’s teachings and history.

What is the practical lesson of the Lord visiting a sage’s āśrama?

The verse highlights reverence for saintly life and reminds devotees that sincere spiritual practice attracts divine grace—encouraging one to keep peaceful vows, seek holy association, and trust the Lord’s timing.