Shloka 45

The Kingdom of God (Vaikuṇṭha) and the Curse of Jaya and Vijaya

Devanagari script

पुंसां गतिं मृगयतामिह योगमार्गै- र्ध्यानास्पदं बहु मतं नयनाभिरामम् । पौंस्‍नं वपुर्दर्शयानमनन्यसिद्धै- रौत्पत्तिकै: समगृणन् युतमष्टभोगै: ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

puṁsāṁ gatiṁ mṛgayatām iha yoga-mārgair dhyānāspadaṁ bahu-mataṁ nayanābhirāmam pauṁsnaṁ vapur darśayānam ananya-siddhair autpattikaiḥ samagṛṇan yutam aṣṭa-bhogaiḥ

Translation

Đây chính là hình tướng của Chúa mà những người theo đường yoga tìm cầu cứu cánh tối thượng lấy làm đối tượng thiền định, đẹp lòng đôi mắt. Hình tướng ấy không phải tưởng tượng, mà là thực tại, được các đại yogī đã thành tựu chứng minh. Ngài viên mãn tám loại thành tựu (aṣṭa-siddhi), nhưng đối với kẻ khác, những thành tựu ấy không thể đạt đến trọn vẹn.

Synonyms

• puṁsām: of men/people
• puṁsām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṁs (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• gatim: the goal/path
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mṛgayatām: of those who seek
• mṛgayatām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛgaya (धातु √mṛg ‘to seek’) → mṛgayat (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of those seeking’

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• yoga-mārgaiḥ: by the paths of yoga
• yoga-mārgaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• dhyāna-āspadam: the object of meditation
• dhyāna-āspadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna + āspada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘abode/object of meditation’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bahu-matam: highly revered
• bahu-matam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu + mata (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘much esteemed’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying ‘vapuḥ’ (understood)

• nayana-ābhirāmam: delightful to the eyes
• nayana-ābhirāmam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nayana + ābhirāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘pleasing to the eyes’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying ‘vapuḥ’

• pauṁsnam: manly
• pauṁsnam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pauṁsna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying ‘vapuḥ’ (‘manly/virile’)

• vapuḥ: form/body
• vapuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• darśayānam: manifesting/showing
• darśayānam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darśaya (णिच् of √dṛś, धातु) → darśayāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present middle participle/आत्मनेपद), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying ‘vapuḥ’ (‘showing itself’)

• ananya-siddhaiḥ: unique, not shared by others
• ananya-siddhaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananya + siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘not attained by others’/‘exclusive’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; qualifying ‘autpattikaiḥ’

• autpattikaiḥ: by innate (powers)
• autpattikaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: autpattika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘innate/inborn’ (qualities)

• samagṛṇan: they praised
• samagṛṇan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√gṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (सम्+√गॄ ‘to praise’)

• yutam: endowed (with)
• yutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP of √yuj ‘to join’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying ‘vapuḥ’

• aṣṭa-bhogaiḥ: with the eight powers/enjoyments
• aṣṭa-bhogaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭa + bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (‘eight enjoyments/powers’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Purport

The success of the yoga process is very nicely described here. It is specifically mentioned that the form of the Lord as four-handed Nārāyaṇa is the object of meditation for the followers of yoga-mārga. In the modern age there are so many so-called yogīs who do not target their meditation on the four-handed Nārāyaṇa form. Some of them try to meditate on something impersonal or void, but that is not approved by the great yogīs who follow the standard method. The real yoga-mārga process is to control the senses, sit in a solitary and sanctified place and meditate on the four-handed form of Nārāyaṇa, decorated as described in this chapter as He appeared before the four sages. This Nārāyaṇa form is Kṛṣṇa’s expansion; therefore the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement which is now spreading is the real, topmost process of yoga practice.

Characters & Entities

• Lord Viṣṇu (Nārāyaṇa)
• The Four Kumāras (Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanātana, Sanat-kumāra)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say is the true object of meditation (dhyāna) in Canto 3?

This verse states that the Supreme Lord’s personal form is the real object of meditation for those seeking the highest destination through yoga—He is revered by all and captivating to behold.

Who is praising the Lord in Bhagavatam 3.15.45 and why?

The self-born, eternally perfected sages—the Four Kumāras—praise the Lord after receiving His direct darśana in Vaikuṇṭha, recognizing Him as the supreme goal and the focus of meditation.

How can this teaching be applied in modern spiritual practice?

Keep spiritual practice centered on the Lord (through mantra, prayer, and scripture-based contemplation) rather than chasing powers or experiences—seeing devotion and remembrance of God as the real “goal” of yoga.