Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 64

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

पुराणसंहितामेतामधीत्य प्रयतो द्विज: । प्रोक्तं भगवता यत्तु तत्पदं परमं व्रजेत् ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

purāṇa-saṁhitām etām adhītya prayato dvijaḥ proktaṁ bhagavatā yat tu tat padaṁ paramaṁ vrajet

Translation

Ang isang brahmana na masikap na nagbabasa ng buod na ito ng mga Purana ay makararating sa sukdulang hantungan na inilarawan mismo ng Bhagavan.

Synonyms

• purāṇa-saṁhitām: the Purāṇa-compendium
• purāṇa-saṁhitām: Karma (कर्म/object of adhītya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṁhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (purāṇānāṁ saṁhitā)

• etām: this
• etām: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier of saṁhitām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• adhītya: having studied
• adhītya: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi+ī (इ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having studied

• prayataḥ: disciplined, attentive
• prayataḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier of dvijaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• dvijaḥ: a brāhmaṇa (twice-born)
• dvijaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• proktam: spoken, taught
• proktam: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier of padam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prokta (pra+vac धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• bhagavatā: by the Lord
• bhagavatā: Karana (करण/instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोधार्थक (but/indeed)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier of padam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (demonstrative)

• padam: state, abode
• padam: Karma (कर्म/object of vrajet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier of padam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.) agreeing with padam

• vrajet: should go/attain
• vrajet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (व्रज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the result of studying the Bhagavata Purana?

This verse states that a disciplined brāhmaṇa who studies this Purāṇic compendium attains the supreme destination—the Lord’s own abode or state.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 12.12.64 and to whom?

Sūta Gosvāmī speaks this concluding glorification of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to the sages assembled at Naimiṣāraṇya, describing the fruit of studying the text.

How can I apply Bhagavatam 12.12.64 in modern life?

Study Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam regularly with sincerity and self-discipline—purifying habits, focusing the mind, and aligning life with devotion—so that learning becomes a direct path toward the highest spiritual goal.