Shloka 5
Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa: Divine Friendship, Guru-bhakti, and the Lord’s Grace
Devanagari script
सूत उवाच विष्णुरातेन सम्पृष्टो भगवान् बादरायणि: । वासुदेवे भगवति निमग्नहृदयोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration
sūta uvāca viṣṇu-rātena sampṛṣṭo bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ vāsudeve bhagavati nimagna-hṛdayo ’bravīt
Translation
苏多·高斯瓦弥说：毗湿奴罗多王如此发问后，具大神力的圣者巴达拉衍尼答道；他心神全然沉浸于对至上人格神瓦苏戴瓦的禅念之中。
Synonyms
सूतःSūta
सूतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
विष्णुरातेनby Viṣṇurāta (Parīkṣit)
विष्णुरातेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णुरात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
सम्पृष्टःhaving been asked
सम्पृष्टः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+पृच्छ् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
भगवान्the Blessed Lord (sage)
भगवान्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
बादरायणिःBādarāyaṇi (Śuka)
बादरायणिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootबादरायणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
वासुदेवेin/unto Vāsudeva
वासुदेवे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
भगवतिthe Lord
भगवति:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying वासुदेवे)
निमग्नहृदयःwhose heart was absorbed
निमग्नहृदयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिमग्न (कृदन्त, क्त from नि+मज्ज्) + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (निमग्नं हृदयं यस्य/निमग्न-हृदयः)
अब्रवीत्spoke
अब्रवीत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
Characters & Entities
V
Viṣṇurāta (King Parīkṣit)B
Bādarāyaṇi (Śukadeva Gosvāmī)V
Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)FAQs
Viṣṇurāta is King Parīkṣit, so named because he was protected by Lord Viṣṇu; in this verse he is the one questioning Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
Bādarāyaṇi means “son of Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa),” indicating Śukadeva’s identity as the son of Vedavyāsa and the qualified speaker of the Bhāgavatam.
By regularly hearing and speaking about Kṛṣṇa (Bhāgavatam study, kīrtana, japa) so the mind becomes steadily drawn to Vāsudeva even amid daily duties.