Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 26

The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā

Devanagari script

जाने त्वां सर्वभूतानां प्राण ओज: सहो बलम् । विष्णुं पुराणपुरुषं प्रभविष्णुमधीश्वरम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

jāne tvāṁ saṛva-bhūtānāṁ prāṇa ojaḥ saho balam viṣṇuṁ purāṇa-puruṣaṁ prabhaviṣṇum adhīśvaram

Translation

Giờ đây tôi đã biết Ngài là hơi thở sự sống, là sức mạnh giác quan, tinh thần và thể xác của mọi sinh linh. Ngài là Chúa Viṣṇu, Đấng Nguyên Thủy, Đấng Tối Cao toàn năng.

Synonyms

• jāne: I know
• jāne: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); 2nd person pronoun

• sarva-bhūtānām: of all beings
• sarva-bhūtānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक + भूत-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषां भूतानाम्

• prāṇaḥ: life-breath
• prāṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्राण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to tvām

• ojaḥ: vigor
• ojaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ojas (ओजस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition

• sahaḥ: might, endurance
• sahaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahas (सहस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition

• balam: strength
• balam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (बल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); apposition

• viṣṇum: Vishnu
• viṣṇum: Karma (कर्म/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to tvām

• purāṇa-puruṣam: the primeval Person
• purāṇa-puruṣam: Karma (कर्म/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa + puruṣa (पुराण-प्रातिपदिक + पुरुष-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: पुराणश्चासौ पुरुषः (the primeval person)

• prabhaviṣṇum: the all-powerful source (able to create)
• prabhaviṣṇum: Karma (कर्म/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु-प्रातिपदिक; from √bhū with pra + iṣṇu-suffix)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adjective: capable of manifesting/creating

• adhīśvaram: the supreme Lord
• adhīśvaram: Karma (कर्म/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhīśvara (अधीश्वर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: अधि ईश्वरः (supreme lord)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Krishna
• Jāmbavān

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being Vishnu in Canto 10?

In this verse, Jāmbavān directly identifies Krishna as Viṣṇu—the primeval Supreme Person and the source and controller of all—showing that Krishna’s humanlike pastimes conceal His divine supremacy.

Why did Jāmbavān praise Krishna in the Syamantaka jewel episode?

After encountering Krishna’s extraordinary power and divinity during their conflict over the Syamantaka jewel, Jāmbavān recognizes Him as the Supreme Lord and offers heartfelt praise, acknowledging Krishna as the life-force of all beings.

What is the practical application of seeing God as the 'life-breath of all beings'?

It fosters reverence for life, humility, and steady devotion—training one to see the Lord’s sustaining presence behind one’s strength, energy, and ability to endure.