Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 16

Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage

Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins

Devanagari script

स वै तेभ्यो नमस्कृत्य नि:सङ्गो विगतस्पृह: । वासुदेवे भगवति भक्त्या चक्रे मन: परम् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

sa vai tebhyo namaskṛtya niḥsaṅgo vigata-spṛhaḥ vāsudeve bhagavati bhaktyā cakre manaḥ param

Translation

Vua Rantideva cúi lạy các vị ấy, nhưng ngài không vướng mắc và chẳng cầu lợi; với lòng bhakti hướng về Bhagavān Vāsudeva, ngài an trụ tâm mình nơi đôi chân sen của Śrī Viṣṇu.

Synonyms

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• tebhyaḥ: from them / to them (contextually: to them)
• tebhyaḥ: Apādāna (अपादान/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• namaskṛtya: having bowed/saluted
• namaskṛtya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas + √kṛ (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (namas-kṛtya), क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् (gerund): ‘having saluted’

• niḥsaṅgaḥ: detached
• niḥsaṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niḥ-saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्/निषेध-तत्पुरुषः (saṅga-rahitaḥ)

• vigata-spṛhaḥ: free from longing
• vigata-spṛhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigata (प्रातिपदिक) + spṛhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (spṛhāyāḥ vigataḥ = free from desire)

• vāsudeve: in Vāsudeva
• vāsudeve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• bhagavati: in the Lord
• bhagavati: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण (to vāsudeve)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• cakre: he placed/made
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• param: supreme/fully absorbed
• param: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (manaḥ)

Purport

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung:

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva

FAQs

How does the Srimad Bhagavatam describe fixing the mind on Vāsudeva?

This verse says one should become detached (niḥsaṅga) and free from hankering (vigata-spṛha), then, with bhakti, place the mind fully on Bhagavān Vāsudeva.

What are the qualities of a true devotee mentioned in this shloka?

The devotee offers respect, gives up worldly attachment, becomes free from material desires, and concentrates the mind on Vāsudeva through devotion.

How can I apply niḥsaṅga and vigata-spṛha in modern life?

Reduce unnecessary entanglements and desire-driven habits, keep respectful dealings with others, and daily redirect attention to Kṛṣṇa through hearing, chanting, and remembrance.