Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 33

Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

पतिरेव हि नारीणां दैवतं परमं स्मृतम् । मानस: सर्वभूतानां वासुदेव: श्रिय: पति: ॥ ३३ ॥ स एव देवतालिङ्गैर्नामरूपविकल्पितै: । इज्यते भगवान् पुम्भि: स्त्रीभिश्च पतिरूपधृक् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

patir eva hi nārīṇāṁ daivataṁ paramaṁ smṛtam mānasaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ vāsudevaḥ śriyaḥ patiḥ

Translation

عورتوں کے لیے شوہر ہی اعلیٰ ترین دیوتا سمجھا گیا ہے۔ سب جانداروں کے دل میں شری لکشمی پتی واسودیو جلوہ گر ہیں۔ کرم کے طالب لوگ دیوتاؤں کے گوناگوں نام و صورتوں کے ذریعے اسی بھگوان کی پوجا کرتے ہیں؛ اسی طرح عورتیں شوہر کے روپ میں بھگوان کی عبادت کرتی ہیں۔

Synonyms

• पतिः: husband
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक

• नारीणाम्: of women
• नारीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• दैवतम्: deity
• दैवतम्: Pradhāna-viśeṣya (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; दैवतम्-विशेषण

• स्मृतम्: is regarded (as)
• स्मृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is considered/remembered’

• मानसः: mental/within the mind
• मानसः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to vāsudevaḥ)

• सर्व-भूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्व-भूतानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासः: सर्वेषां भूतानाम्

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• श्रियः: of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रियः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पतिः: lord/husband
• पतिः: Pradhāna-viśeṣya (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

Purport

The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (9.23) :

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Vasudeva
• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about honoring the husband and worship of God?

This verse states that a wife traditionally honors her husband as her highest divine duty, while affirming that the ultimate Lord for all beings is Vāsudeva, the inner ruler and Lord of Lakṣmī.

Why did Indra say this in Bhagavatam 6.18?

In the context of serving Diti and speaking on dharma, Indra emphasizes social-religious duty while redirecting the ultimate theological conclusion to Vāsudeva as the supreme Lord.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Respect marital duties and mutual responsibility, but keep spiritual focus on devotion to Vāsudeva as the true inner guide and supreme shelter for everyone.