Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 35

Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation

Devanagari script

ईजे च यज्ञं क्रतुभिरात्मविद् भूरिदक्षिणै: । सर्वदेवमयं देवं सर्वात्मकमतीन्द्रियम् ॥ ३५ ॥ द्रव्यं मन्त्रो विधिर्यज्ञो यजमानस्तथर्त्विज: । धर्मो देशश्च कालश्च सर्वमेतद् यदात्मकम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

īje ca yajñaṁ kratubhir ātma-vid bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ sarva-devamayaṁ devaṁ sarvātmakam atīndriyam

Translation

Vua Māndhātā, bậc hiểu đạo ngã, đã cử hành các đại tế lễ với nhiều kratu và bố thí dakṣiṇā dồi dào, để thờ phụng Śrī Viṣṇu—Đấng siêu việt ngoài giác quan, là Linh Hồn của muôn loài và bao hàm mọi chư thiên. Vật phẩm tế, thần chú, nghi thức, người chủ tế, các ṛtvij, kết quả, nơi chốn và thời gian—tất cả đều là chính thể của Ngài.

Synonyms

• īje: (he) performed worship/sacrifice
• īje: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• yajñam: sacrifice
• yajñam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• kratubhiḥ: with rites/ceremonial acts
• kratubhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• ātma-vit: knower of the Self
• ātma-vit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ātmanām vid = knower of self)

• bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ: with abundant fees/gifts
• bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūri (प्रातिपदिक) + dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine; agreeing with implied ‘dakṣiṇābhiḥ’), तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (abundant + gifts)

• sarva-devamayam: consisting of all the gods
• sarva-devamayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sarveṣāṁ devānāṁ mayaḥ = consisting of all gods)

• devam: the Lord/God
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarvātmakam: the all-souled/all-pervading
• sarvātmakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sarvasya ātmā = whose self is all / all-pervading)

• atīndriyam: beyond the senses
• atīndriyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (indriyāṇām atītaḥ = beyond the senses)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about worshiping all devas through one Lord?

This verse says the Supreme Lord is sarva-devamaya—containing all demigods—so worship directed to Him reaches all divine powers as parts of His being.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī emphasize that the Lord is beyond the senses (atīndriya)?

He highlights that the ultimate object of sacrifice is not a merely visible ritual result but the transcendent Lord, who is realized through devotion and spiritual knowledge rather than ordinary sense perception.

Practical application of yajña-spirit in modern life?

Offer your work, resources, and gratitude as service to God—giving generously and acting with sacred intention—so daily life becomes worship.