Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

पुष्करे मथुरायां च द्वारवत्यां यतात्मवान् । उपोष्य संहितामेतां पठित्वा मुच्यते भयात् ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

puṣkare mathurāyāṁ ca dvāravatyāṁ yatātmavān upoṣya saṁhitām etāṁ paṭhitvā mucyate bhayāt

Translation

Tại Puṣkara, Mathurā hay Dvārakā, ai chế ngự tâm, giữ chay nhịn và học tụng bản saṁhitā này sẽ được giải thoát khỏi mọi sợ hãi.

Synonyms

• puṣkare: in Puṣkara
• puṣkare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Locative (7th), Singular; place-name

• mathurāyām: in Mathurā
• mathurāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Locative (7th), Singular; place-name

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय निपात)

• dvāravatyām: in Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• dvāravatyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāravatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Locative (7th), Singular; place-name

• yata-ātmavān: self-restrained
• yata-ātmavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yata (प्रातिपदिक; √yam) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; bahuvrīhi: ‘one whose self is restrained’

• upoṣya: having fasted
• upoṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-vas (उपवस् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त), ‘having fasted’

• saṁhitām: the compilation/text
• saṁhitām: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• etām: this
• etām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Accusative (2nd), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally qualifying saṁhitām

• paṭhitvā: having recited
• paṭhitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (पठ् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having read/recited’

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Singular; Ātmanepada (passive/reflexive sense)

• bhayāt: from fear
• bhayāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Ablative (5th), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Sūta Gosvāmī

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about becoming free from fear?

This verse states that a self-controlled person who fasts and recites Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam—especially at sacred places like Puṣkara, Mathurā, and Dvārakā—becomes freed from fear.

Why does Suta Goswami mention Pushkara, Mathura, and Dwaraka in Srimad Bhagavatam?

In the closing summary of the Bhāgavatam, Sūta Gosvāmī highlights renowned tīrthas associated with great sanctity (and in Mathurā and Dvārakā, directly with Śrī Kṛṣṇa) to emphasize the exceptional spiritual potency of disciplined recitation there.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life if I cannot travel to these holy places?

Adopt the essence: practice self-restraint, observe a simple fast or mindful austerity as appropriate, and regularly read or recite Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with devotion—cultivating inner fearlessness through remembrance of the Lord.