Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11

Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala

Devanagari script

भूतानामसि भूतादिरिन्द्रियाणां च तैजस: । वैकारिको विकल्पानां प्रधानमनुशायिनम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

bhūtānām asi bhūtādir indriyāṇāṁ ca taijasaḥ vaikāriko vikalpānāṁ pradhānam anuśāyinam

Translation

Ikaw ang ahankara sa gunang kamangmangan, pinagmulan ng mga elemento; Ikaw ang ahankara sa gunang pagnanasa, pinagmulan ng mga pandama; Ikaw ang ahankara sa gunang kabutihan (vaikarika), pinagmulan ng mga diyos. At Ikaw ang di-nahahayag na pradhana, ang kabuuang lakas-materyal na sumasaklaw sa lahat.

Synonyms

• भूतानाम्: of beings/elements
• भूतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• असि: are
• असि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूतादिः: the origin of beings
• भूतादिः: प्रत्यय/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूतानाम् आदि: = beginning of beings)

• इन्द्रियाणाम्: of the senses
• इन्द्रियाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तैजसः: the luminous (principle)
• तैजसः: प्रत्यय/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वैकारिकः: the modifying/transformative (principle)
• वैकारिकः: प्रत्यय/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विकल्पानाम्: of alternatives/mental constructs
• विकल्पानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रधानम्: Pradhāna (primordial matter)
• प्रधानम्: प्रत्यय/विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (Predicate/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अनुशायिनम्: lying latent; inherent
• अनुशायिनम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + शी (धातु) → अनुशायिन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त/विशेषण (present participial adjective) ‘अनुशायिन्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (प्रधानम् इति विशेषण)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being the source of creation (pradhana and the elements)?

This verse praises Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the origin of beings and elements, and also as the underlying unmanifest pradhāna—material nature in its subtle, latent state—showing Him as the ultimate cause behind both manifest and unmanifest creation.

Why did Vasudeva speak these philosophical prayers to Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 85?

In this chapter Vasudeva, overwhelmed by Kṛṣṇa’s divine presence and teachings, offers prayers recognizing Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy—not merely as his son, but as the Lord who stands behind the cosmos, the senses, and the mind.

Practical application: how does understanding senses and mind as dependent on Krishna help modern life?

It encourages a devotee to redirect sense activity and mental speculation toward service and remembrance of Kṛṣṇa, reducing ego-centered control and bringing steadiness, clarity, and devotion in daily decisions.