Shloka 9

Bharata Mahārāja’s Ideal Kingship and His Transition from Yajña to Exclusive Bhakti at Pulahāśrama

Devanagari script

यत्र ह वाव भगवान् हरिरद्यापि तत्रत्यानां निजजनानां वात्सल्येन सन्निधाप्यत इच्छारूपेण ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

yatra ha vāva bhagavān harir adyāpi tatratyānāṁ nija-janānāṁ vātsalyena sannidhāpyata icchā-rūpeṇa.

Translation

ณ ปุลหาศรมะ พระภควานหริ แม้ในกาลปัจจุบันก็ยังทรงปรากฏแก่ผู้เป็นภักตะของพระองค์ ด้วยความเอ็นดูอันเหนือโลก ตามความปรารถนาของเขา และประทานทัศนะอันเป็นมงคล

Synonyms

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa-bodha (अधिकरणबोध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where)

• ह: indeed
• ह: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• वाव: surely
• वाव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वाव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/assurance)

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता) एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता) एकवचन; भगवतः विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• अद्यापि: even now
• अद्यापि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (even today/still)

• तत्रत्यानाम्: of those who are there
• तत्रत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्रत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (of nija-janānām)

• निज-जनानाम्: of his own people/devotees
• निज-जनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) बहुवचन

• वात्सल्येन: with affection
• वात्सल्येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात्सल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; भाववाचक (by affection)

• सन्निधाप्यते: is made present/appears
• सन्निधाप्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सन्-नि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is made present/appears)

• इच्छा-रूपेण: in the form of (mere) will
• इच्छा-रूपेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; प्रकारवाचक (in the form of will)

Purport

The Lord always exists in different transcendental forms. As stated in Brahma-saṁhitā (5.39) :

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān Hari

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lord Hari staying with His devotees?

This verse states that Lord Hari remains present even today in that place, drawn by affectionate love (vātsalya) for His own devotees, and He manifests according to His will.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī emphasize that Hari is present 'even today'?

He highlights the continuing reality of the Lord’s nearness to His devotees—His presence is not merely historical; it is ongoing wherever sincere devotees are sheltered.

Practical application of God's 'icchā-rūpeṇa' presence in modern life?

Cultivate steady devotion and service; the teaching is that the Lord’s help and guidance become tangible in a devotee’s life in ways He chooses, not always in expected forms.