Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 6

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

अत्रापि भगवज्जन्म कश्यपाददितेरभूत् । आदित्यानामवरजो विष्णुर्वामनरूपधृक् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

atrāpi bhagavaj-janma kaśyapād aditer abhūt ādityānām avarajo viṣṇur vāmana-rūpa-dhṛk

Translation

在此摩奴时期，至上主亦由迦叶波与阿底提而降生；作为诸阿底提耶中最年幼者，毗湿奴示现为侏儒化身——婆摩那。

Synonyms

• अत्र: here/in this context
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• भगवत्: of the Lord
• भगवत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-पूर्वपदत्वेन (as genitive qualifier in compound); ‘of the Lord’

• जन्म: birth/appearance
• जन्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhagavataḥ janma)

• कश्यपात्: from Kaśyapa
• कश्यपात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अदितेः: of Aditi
• अदितेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभूत्: occurred/was
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आदित्यानाम्: of the Ādityas
• आदित्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अवरजः: the younger (one)
• अवरजः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवरज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (younger/younger brother)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वामन: Vāmana (dwarf)
• वामन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक; समास-पूर्वपद (as qualifier: dwarf)

• रूप: form
• रूप: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समास-पूर्वपद (form)

• धृक्: bearing (wearing)
• धृक्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृ (धातु) + क्विप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास: वामन-रूप-धृक् = ‘bearing the form of Vāmana’

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Vāmana
• Kaśyapa
• Aditi
• Ādityas

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the birth of Vāmana?

This verse states that Lord Viṣṇu appeared as Vāmana by taking birth from Aditi through Kaśyapa, becoming the youngest among the Ādityas.

Why is Vāmana called the youngest of the Ādityas in the Bhagavatam?

Because in this divine appearance, Viṣṇu manifested within the lineage of Aditi’s sons (the Ādityas) and is described here as their youngest (avaraja).

Practical application of remembering Viṣṇu’s avatāras in modern life?

Reflecting on avatāras like Vāmana strengthens faith that the Lord intervenes to protect dharma, encouraging humility, trust, and steady devotion during personal and societal upheavals.