Shloka 6

Transmission of Bhāgavata Wisdom and Brahmā’s Vision of the Supreme Lord on Ananta

Devanagari script

मुहुर्गृणन्तो वचसानुराग- स्खलत्पदेनास्य कृतानि तज्ज्ञा: । किरीटसाहस्रमणिप्रवेक- प्रद्योतितोद्दामफणासहस्रम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

muhur gṛṇanto vacasānurāga- skhalat-padenāsya kṛtāni taj-jñāḥ kirīṭa-sāhasra-maṇi-praveka- pradyotitoddāma-phaṇā-sahasram

Translation

Bốn vị Kumāra đứng đầu là Sanat-kumāra, những bậc am tường các lila siêu việt của Chúa, đã tán dương Ngài nhiều lần bằng lời chọn lọc chan chứa ái kính theo nhịp điệu; khi ấy, Saṅkarṣaṇa với muôn vàn mào rắn ngẩng cao tỏa hào quang từ những bảo châu rực sáng trên đầu.

Synonyms

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• गृणन्तः: praising/singing
• गृणन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वचसा: with speech/words
• वचसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• अनुराग-स्खलत्-पदेन: with words whose steps falter due to emotion
• अनुराग-स्खलत्-पदेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुराग (प्रातिपदिक) + स्खलत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: अनुरागेण स्खलत् पदं यस्य (instrumental sense); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-सम्भव, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृतानि: deeds (done)
• कृतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘done/made’ (here: deeds)

• तत्-ज्ञाः: those who know that (truth)
• तत्-ज्ञाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: तद् जानन्ति इति; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• किरीट-साहस्र-मणि-प्रवेक-प्रद्योतित-उद्दाम-फण-सहस्रम्: a thousand lofty hoods illumined by the best jewels of a thousand crowns
• किरीट-साहस्र-मणि-प्रवेक-प्रद्योतित-उद्दाम-फण-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक) + साहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मणि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवेक (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद्योतित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + उद्दाम (प्रातिपदिक) + फण (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative chain): किरीटसाहस्रे स्थितैः मणिप्रवेकैः प्रद्योतितं यत्, तस्य उद्दामफणानां सहस्रम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Purport

The Lord is sometimes addressed as uttamaśloka, which means “one who is worshiped with selected words by devotees.” A profusion of such selected words comes from a devotee who is fully absorbed in affection and love for the devotional service of the Lord. There are many instances in which even a small boy who was a great devotee of the Lord could offer excellent prayers in the choicest words for glorification of the pastimes of the Lord. In other words, without the development of fine affection and love, one cannot offer prayers to the Lord very suitably.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Hari (Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)
• Ananta Śeṣa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about devotees becoming speechless while praising Vishnu?

This verse states that even those who know the Lord’s deeds try to praise Him repeatedly, yet their words stumble due to loving ecstasy (anurāga), showing that bhakti can transcend ordinary speech.

Why is the Lord described with a thousand hoods and jewel-lit crowns in Canto 3?

The imagery points to the Lord resting upon Ananta Śeṣa, whose thousand hoods and jeweled crowns radiate splendor, emphasizing the Lord’s divine majesty witnessed in the cosmic creation context.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Approach prayer and kīrtana with sincerity rather than performance—this verse highlights that genuine devotion may overwhelm eloquence, and heartfelt remembrance is more important than perfect words.