Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

तमहमजमनन्तमात्मतत्त्वं जगदुदयस्थितिसंयमात्मशक्तिम् । द्युपतिभिरजशक्रशङ्कराद्यै- र्दुरवसितस्तवमच्युतं नतोऽस्मि ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

tam aham ajam anantam ātma-tattvaṁ jagad-udaya-sthiti-saṁyamātma-śaktim dyu-patibhir aja-śakra-śaṅkarādyair duravasita-stavam acyutaṁ nato ’smi

Translation

Con cúi lạy Đấng Tối Thượng không sinh và vô tận, bản thể của Chân Ngã tối cao; nhờ các năng lực riêng của Ngài mà vũ trụ được tạo lập, duy trì và thu nhiếp. Ngay cả Brahmā, Indra, Śaṅkara và các chúa trời khác cũng không thể dò thấu vinh quang của Đấng Acyuta bất khả sai lầm ấy.

Synonyms

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• ajam: unborn
• ajam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); used as विशेषण of ‘tam’

• anantam: endless
• anantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषण of ‘tam’

• ātma-tattvam: the truth of the Self
• ātma-tattvam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman + tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ātmanaḥ tattvam’

• jagad-udaya-sthiti-saṁyama-ātma-śaktim: whose own power is the creation, maintenance and control of the universe
• jagad-udaya-sthiti-saṁyama-ātma-śaktim: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + udaya + sthiti + saṁyama + ātman + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘jagataḥ udaya-sthiti-saṁyamānām ātma-śaktiḥ’ (whose own power is creation, maintenance, restraint)

• dyu-patibhiḥ: by the lords of heaven
• dyu-patibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dyu + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘divaḥ patibhiḥ’ (lords of heaven)

• aja-śakra-śaṅkara-ādyaiḥ: by Brahmā, Indra, Śiva and others
• aja-śakra-śaṅkara-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja + śakra + śaṅkara + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ‘ajaś ca śakraś ca śaṅkaraś ca ādayaḥ’

• duravasita-stavam: whose praise is hard to fathom
• duravasita-stavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dur-ava-√sā + stava (दुर् + अव + सा धातु; प्रातिपदिक stava)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘duravasitaḥ stavaḥ’ = praise that is hard to determine/complete

• acyutam: Acyuta (the infallible Lord)
• acyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• nataḥ: bowed
• nataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (नम् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively with ‘asmi’: ‘I am bowed’

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Śrī Hari / Viṣṇu)
• Brahmā (Aja)
• Indra (Śakra)
• Śiva (Śaṅkara)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord being beyond Brahma, Indra, and Shiva?

This verse declares that even celestial leaders like Brahmā (Aja), Indra (Śakra), and Śiva (Śaṅkara) find the Lord’s true nature difficult to fully comprehend, emphasizing His transcendence.

Why is the Supreme Lord called Acyuta in the Bhagavatam?

Acyuta means “infallible” or “never deviating.” Here it highlights that the Lord remains unchanged and supreme while the universe undergoes creation, maintenance, and dissolution through His own potency.

Practical application of surrender (namaskara) taught in this shloka?

Recognize the limits of intellectual control over life’s changes and cultivate humility—offer your work, decisions, and anxieties to the infallible Lord who governs all transformations through His divine energy.