Shloka 22

The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु देव जगन्नाथ यस्मादस्माकमागतम् । कथयामि सुरश्रेष्ठ तदहं लोकभावन

Transliteration

brahmovāca | śṛṇu deva jagannātha yasmādasmākamāgatam | kathayāmi suraśreṣṭha tadahaṃ lokabhāvana

Translation

พระพรหมตรัสว่า “ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า จักรนาถ โปรดสดับเถิด เหตุที่พวกข้าพเจ้ามานั้น ข้าพเจ้าจักกราบทูล. โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่สุระ โอ้ผู้เกื้อกูลโลก ข้าพเจ้าจักเล่าให้ทรงทราบ”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देव: O god
• देव: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• जगन्-नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्-नाथ: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• यस्मात्: because of which
• यस्मात्: हेतु (Hetu/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (from which/because of which)

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (of us)

• आगतम्: the coming (has occurred)
• आगतम्: भाव (Bhāva/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि (the coming/has come)

• कथयामि: I tell
• कथयामि: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुर-श्रेष्ठ: O best of the gods
• सुर-श्रेष्ठ: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां श्रेष्ठः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (that)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• लोक-भावन: O sustainer of the world
• लोक-भावन: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + भावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य भावनः = nourisher/benefactor of the world)

Speaker

Brahmā

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मोवाच = ब्रह्मा + उवाच; यस्मादस्माकमागतम् = यस्मात् + अस्माकम् + आगतम्; तदहं = तत् + अहम्.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Jagannātha (Lord of the universe)

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and to whom is it addressed?

The speaker is Brahmā (“brahmovāca”). He addresses the listener with divine epithets such as “deva” and “jagannātha,” indicating a supreme divine addressee.

What does the phrase “yasmād asmākam āgatam” imply?

It implies received tradition—something “that has come down to us,” suggesting transmission through authoritative lineage, memory, or sacred narration.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson conveyed here?

The verse models humility and fidelity to tradition: the narrator presents himself as a transmitter of an inherited sacred account, encouraging careful listening and responsible teaching.