Shloka 12

The Appearance of Lord Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa) and the Divine Exchange with Yoga-māyā

Devanagari script

अथैनमस्तौदवधार्य पूरुषं परं नताङ्ग: कृतधी: कृताञ्जलि: । स्वरोचिषा भारत सूतिकागृहं विरोचयन्तं गतभी: प्रभाववित् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

athainam astaud avadhārya pūruṣaṁ paraṁ natāṅgaḥ kṛta-dhīḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ sva-rociṣā bhārata sūtikā-gṛhaṁ virocayantaṁ gata-bhīḥ prabhāva-vit

Translation

噢，婆罗多后裔帕利克希特大王！婆苏提婆明白这婴孩正是至上人格神那罗延。既已毫无疑惑地作此断定，他便无所畏惧；他俯身合掌，摄心专注，开始向这位以自身神圣威光照耀产室的圣婴献上祈祷。

Synonyms

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), अर्थे—‘then/now’

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (कर्म/obj)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (contextual), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• astaud: praised
• astaud: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; √स्तु—‘to praise’

• avadhārya: having ascertained
• avadhārya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/gerundial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; अर्थे—‘having ascertained/considered’

• pūruṣam: the Person (Puruṣa)
• pūruṣam: Karma (कर्म/apposition to ‘enam’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying pūruṣam)

• nata-aṅgaḥ: with bowed limbs
• nata-aṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject—Vasudeva)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √nam) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थे—‘one whose limbs are bowed’

• kṛta-dhīḥ: of composed mind
• kṛta-dhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √kṛ) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थे—‘one whose understanding is composed/settled’

• kṛta-añjaliḥ: with folded hands
• kṛta-añjaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √kṛ) + añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थे—‘one whose hands are in añjali (folded)’

• sva-rociṣā: by (his) own radiance
• sva-rociṣā: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + rociṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘own radiance’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• bhārata: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन-प्रयोग

• sūtikā-gṛham: the lying-in chamber
• sūtikā-gṛham: Karma (कर्म/object of virocayantaṁ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūtikā (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘maternity room/lying-in chamber’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• virocayantam: illuminating
• virocayantam: Karma (कर्म—participial qualifier of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√ruc (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle/वर्तमान कृदन्त), परस्मैपद; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying enam/pūruṣam)

• gata-bhīḥ: fearless
• gata-bhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √gam) + bhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थे—‘one whose fear has gone’

• prabhāva-vit: knower of (his) power
• prabhāva-vit: Karta (कर्ता/subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (object-determinative: ‘knower of prabhāva’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Purport

Struck with such great wonder, Vasudeva now concentrated his attention on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Understanding the influence of the Supreme Lord, he was surely fearless, since he understood that the Lord had appeared to give him protection ( gata-bhīḥ prabhāva-vit ). Understanding that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was present, he appropriately offered prayers as follows.

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Lord Krishna (Supreme Person)
• Parīkṣit (addressed as Bhārata)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.3.12 say about recognizing the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

It shows Vasudeva recognizing the newborn Lord as the Supreme Person and responding with humility—bowing, folding hands, and offering prayers—indicating that true recognition naturally expresses itself as devotion.

Why did Vasudeva begin offering prayers to the newborn Krishna in the maternity chamber?

Because he understood the child was the Supreme Lord, saw the room illuminated by the Lord’s own effulgence, and—knowing His divine power—became fearless and worshipful.

How can this verse be applied in modern life to deal with fear and anxiety?

By cultivating remembrance of God’s presence and power and responding with prayerful surrender; the verse links inner steadiness and fearlessness to devotional recognition of the Lord.