Shloka 46

Balarāma Humbles the Kurus and Rescues Sāmba

Devanagari script

त्वमेव मूर्ध्नीदमनन्त लीलया भूमण्डलं बिभर्षि सहस्रमूर्धन् । अन्ते च य: स्वात्मनिरुद्धविश्व: शेषेऽद्वितीय: परिशिष्यमाण: ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

tvam eva mūrdhnīdam ananta līlayā bhū-maṇḍalaṁ bibharṣi sahasra-mūrdhan ante ca yaḥ svātma-niruddha-viśvaḥ śeṣe ’dvitīyaḥ pariśiṣyamāṇaḥ

Translation

ఓ అనంతా, సహస్రముఖుడా! నీ లీలగా ఈ భూమండలాన్ని నీ తలలలో ఒకదానిపై ధరిస్తావు. ప్రళయాంతంలో సమస్త విశ్వాన్ని నీలోనే లయపరచి, ఏకైకుడై శేషశయ్యపై విశ్రమిస్తావు.

Synonyms

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• mūrdhni: on (your) head
• mūrdhni: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ananta: O Ananta
• ananta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• līlayā: by play/sport
• līlayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• bhū-maṇḍalam: the earth-sphere
• bhū-maṇḍalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भूः/पृथिव्याः मण्डलम्)

• bibharṣi: you bear/support
• bibharṣi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sahasra-mūrdhan: O thousand-headed one
• sahasra-mūrdhan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra + mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (सहस्रं मूर्धानः यस्य)

• ante: at the end
• ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• svātma-niruddha-viśvaḥ: whose universe is withdrawn into his own self
• svātma-niruddha-viśvaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva-ātman + niruddha + viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (स्वात्मनि निरुद्धं विश्वं यस्य)

• śeṣe: in Śeṣa / in the remainder
• śeṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• advitīyaḥ: without a second
• advitīyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: advitīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (न द्वितीयः)

• pariśiṣyamāṇaḥ: remaining (alone)
• pariśiṣyamāṇaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√śiṣ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (आत्मनेपदे, शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘remaining’

Characters & Entities

• Ananta
• Śeṣa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Ananta Śeṣa bearing the earth?

This verse states that Ananta, the thousand-headed Śeṣa, supports the earth upon His hoods as a divine līlā, expressing the Lord’s effortless cosmic potency.

Why do the kings glorify Ananta-Śeṣa in Canto 10 Chapter 68?

In their distress and humility, the imprisoned kings offer prayers that recognize the Supreme Lord’s cosmic form and functions—especially Śeṣa as the support of the worlds and the ultimate remainder at dissolution.

Practical application of remembering Ananta-Śeṣa in modern life?

It cultivates steadiness and surrender: if the universe rests on the Lord’s power, one can face instability with faith, reducing anxiety and strengthening daily devotion.