Shloka 47

The Prayers of the Personified Vedas (Śruti-stuti) and the Indescribable Absolute

Devanagari script

इत्याद्यमृषिमानम्य तच्छिष्यांश्च महात्मन: । ततोऽगादाश्रमं साक्षात् पितुर्द्वैपायनस्य मे ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

ity ādyam ṛṣim ānamya tac-chiṣyāṁś ca mahātmanaḥ tato ’gād āśramaṁ sākṣāt pitur dvaipāyanasya me

Translation

ఇలా చెప్పి నారదుడు మునిశ్రేష్ఠుడైన శ్రీ నారాయణ ఋషికి, ఆయన మహాత్మ శిష్యులకు నమస్కరించి, తరువాత నా తండ్రి ద్వైపాయన వ్యాసుని ఆశ్రమానికి తిరిగి వెళ్లాడు।

Synonyms

• iti: Thus
• iti: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• ādyam: The primeval / original
• ādyam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• ṛṣim: Sage (Narayana)
• ṛṣim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• ānamya: Having bowed down
• ānamya: Purvakalika Kriya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nam (धातु) + ā
• Form: Lyap Pratyaya (Gerund)

• tat-śiṣyān: His disciples
• tat-śiṣyān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat-śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural

• ca: And
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• mahā-ātmanaḥ: The great souls
• mahā-ātmanaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural

• tataḥ: Then / From there
• tataḥ: Apadana (Source/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• agāt: Went
• agāt: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gā (substitute for i) (धातु)
• Form: Lung Lakara (Aorist), Prathama Purusha, Singular

• āśramam: To the hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (Destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• sākṣāt: Directly / In person
• sākṣāt: Kriya-visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• pituḥ: Of (my) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular

• dvaipāyanasya: Of Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
• dvaipāyanasya: Samana-adhikarana (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvaipāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular

• me: My
• me: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Dvaipāyana Vyāsa

FAQs

Who is speaking in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.87.47 and what is happening?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks, describing how he offered obeisances to the primeval sage and his disciples and then personally went to the hermitage of his father, Vyāsa.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī bow to the sage and the disciples in this verse?

The verse highlights Vaiṣṇava and Vedic etiquette: honoring both the exalted teacher and those connected to him, showing humility and respect within guru-paramparā.

How can this Bhagavatam verse be applied in modern spiritual life?

Practice humility—offer respect to teachers and sincere practitioners, seek guidance directly from authentic sources, and approach spiritual learning with reverence rather than pride.