Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 3

Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage

Devanagari script

नात्यद्भ‍ुतमहं मन्ये महतामच्युतात्मनाम् । अज्ञेषु तापतप्तेषु भूतेषु यदनुग्रह: ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

nāty-adbhutam ahaṁ manye mahatām acyutātmanām ajñeṣu tāpa-tapteṣu bhūteṣu yad anugrahaḥ

Translation

我并不觉得奇异：像你这样的大圣者，心恒住于不坠者阿周陀（Acyuta），会怜悯我们这些愚昧、被世间苦恼所灼烧的众生。

Synonyms

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; negation particle (निषेध)

• ati-adbhutam: very wonderful
• ati-adbhutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव समास (ati + adbhuta), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicate with manye

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• manye: think/consider
• manye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mahatām: of great souls
• mahatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of the great (persons)’

• acyuta-ātmanām: of those devoted to Acyuta
• acyuta-ātmanām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि समास (‘whose self is fixed in Acyuta’ / ‘Acyuta-souled’), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; qualifying mahatām

• ajñeṣu: among the ignorant
• ajñeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• tāpa-tapteṣu: tormented by suffering
• tāpa-tapteṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāpa + tapta (√tap + kta; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (‘heat/suffering’ + ‘burnt’), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; qualifying ajñeṣu/bhūteṣu

• bhūteṣu: among beings
• bhūteṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to anugrahaḥ

• anugrahaḥ: grace/favor
• anugrahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the compassion of pure devotees?

This verse says it is natural—not surprising—that great devotees of Acyuta show mercy to ignorant beings suffering in material life.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī say this is not astonishing?

Because devotion to Acyuta transforms the heart; such mahātmās instinctively respond to others’ misery with compassion and guidance.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Cultivate bhakti and express it through kindness—helping others through patience, spiritual encouragement, and relief of suffering without pride.