Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 42

Aditi’s Lament and Kaśyapa’s Instruction of the Payo-vrata (Milk Vow) to Please Keśava

Devanagari script

जपेदष्टोत्तरशतं स्तुवीत स्तुतिभि: प्रभुम् । कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं भूमौ प्रणमेद् दण्डवन्मुदा ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

japed aṣṭottara-śataṁ stuvīta stutibhiḥ prabhum kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṁ bhūmau praṇamed daṇḍavan mudā

Translation

اس کے بعد منتر کو ۱۰۸ بار آہستہ آہستہ جپ کرے اور ستوتیوں سے پر بھو کی مہिमा بیان کرے۔ پھر پرَدکشنہ کرے اور آخر میں خوشی کے ساتھ دَندوت پرنام کرے۔

Synonyms

• japet: should recite (mutter)
• japet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (धातु) (जपे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• aṣṭa-uttara-śatam: one hundred and eight (times)
• aṣṭa-uttara-śatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭa (संख्या) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘अष्टोत्तरशत’ = 108

• stuvīta: should praise
• stuvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु) (स्तुतौ)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• stutibhiḥ: with hymns/praises
• stutibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• prabhum: the Lord
• prabhum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) (करणे)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund)

• pradakṣiṇam: circumambulation
• pradakṣiṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• bhūmau: on the ground
• bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• praṇamet: should bow down
• praṇamet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु) (नमने)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• daṇḍavat: fully prostrate
• daṇḍavat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daṇḍavat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb) ‘like a staff’ i.e., prostrate

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; भावे तृतीया (instrumental of manner)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about chanting 108 times (aṣṭottara-śatam)?

This verse instructs a devotee to perform mantra-japa 108 times as part of proper worship, followed by praising the Lord with prayers and offering full obeisances.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe pradakṣiṇā and daṇḍavat-praṇāma in this chapter?

In Canto 8, Chapter 16, Śukadeva outlines the devotional procedure connected with the Pumsavana vow, emphasizing complete reverence—glorification, circumambulation, and full prostration—to please Lord Viṣṇu.

Practical application of mantra-japa, pradakṣiṇā, and daṇḍavat-praṇāma in modern life?

Set a steady daily practice: chant with a fixed count (like 108), offer a short prayer of gratitude, and conclude with respectful bowing—cultivating humility, focus, and devotion.