Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 35

Aghāsura-vadha: The Killing and Deliverance of Aghāsura

Devanagari script

तदद्भ‍ुतस्तोत्रसुवाद्यगीतिका- जयादिनैकोत्सवमङ्गलस्वनान् । श्रुत्वा स्वधाम्नोऽन्त्यज आगतोऽचिराद् द‍ृष्ट्वा महीशस्य जगाम विस्मयम् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

tad-adbhuta-stotra-suvādya-gītikā- jayādi-naikotsava-maṅgala-svanān śrutvā sva-dhāmno ’nty aja āgato ’cirād dṛṣṭvā mahīśasya jagāma vismayam

Translation

Khi Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) nghe tiếng lễ hội kỳ diệu ấy—lời tán tụng, nhạc điệu êm đềm, ca khúc và tiếng hô “Jaya! Jaya!” vang dội—Ngài lập tức từ cõi mình giáng xuống. Thấy sự tôn vinh dành cho Śrī Kṛṣṇa lớn lao như vậy, Ngài hoàn toàn kinh ngạc.

Synonyms

• tad-adbhuta-stotra-su-vādya-gītikā-jaya-ādi-na-eka-utsava-maṅgala-svanān: those auspicious festive sounds (hymns, music, songs, victory-cries, etc.)
• tad-adbhuta-stotra-su-vādya-gītikā-jaya-ādi-na-eka-utsava-maṅgala-svanān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + stotra (प्रातिपदिक) + su (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + vādya (प्रातिपदिक) + gītikā (प्रातिपदिक) + jaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + na (अव्यय) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक) + maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक) + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; long determinative compound: ‘those auspicious sounds of that wonderful hymn, fine instruments, songs, victory-cries, etc., not being a single festival (i.e., manifold festive sounds)’; head: svana (sound)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा) ‘having heard’

• sva-dhāmnaḥ: from his own abode
• sva-dhāmnaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; समासः: स्वस्य धाम्नः (genitive-tatpuruṣa); here in sense ‘from his own abode’

• antyajaḥ: a low-born person (antyaja)
• antyajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antyaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• āgataḥ: came
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gata (कृदन्त, गम् धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; PPP (क्त) used predicatively ‘having come’

• acirāt: soon
• acirāt: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: acira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial ablative (पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययीभूत) meaning ‘soon/after a short time’

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा) ‘having seen’

• mahīśasya: of the king (lord of the earth)
• mahīśasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• jagāma: went, reached
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada; 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vismayam: astonishment
• vismayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Purport

Here the word anti means “near,” indicating that even in the higher planetary systems near Brahmaloka, like Maharloka, Janaloka and Tapoloka, the festival of glorification of Lord Kṛṣṇa was going on.

Characters & Entities

• antyaja (outcaste)
• mahīśa (the king)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of kirtan and devotional celebration?

This verse highlights that hymns, music, and victory-cries form an auspicious festival atmosphere so compelling that even a distant listener is drawn immediately—showing bhakti-sounds as spiritually attractive and transformative.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.12.35 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this to King Parīkṣit while describing Krishna’s Vraja pastimes in Canto 10, Chapter 12.

How can I apply the teaching of this shloka in modern life?

Create a bhakti-centered environment through kīrtana, sacred music, and gratitude-filled celebration—so that hearing and joining devotional sound becomes a natural daily practice.