Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 47

Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Tested by Indra and Blessed by Nara-Nārāyaṇa

Devanagari script

तस्मै नमो भगवते पुरुषाय भूम्ने विश्वाय विश्वगुरवे परदैवताय । नारायणाय ऋषये च नरोत्तमाय हंसाय संयतगिरे निगमेश्वराय ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

tasmai namo bhagavate puruṣāya bhūmne viśvāya viśva-gurave para-daivatāya nārāyaṇāya ṛṣaye ca narottamāya haṁsāya saṁyata-gire nigameśvarāya

Translation

我向至上人格神顶礼：祂是无量的普鲁沙，遍满一切，亦为宇宙之形，世界之师，至上神明。我礼拜以圣贤示现的那罗延，也礼拜圣者那罗——人中最胜，安住纯善，摄持言语，弘扬吠陀圣典之主。

Synonyms

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• namaḥ: obeisance
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Salutation particle), ‘obeisance’ (नमः-प्रयोगः)

• bhagavate: to the Blessed Lord
• bhagavate: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• puruṣāya: to the Supreme Person
• puruṣāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• bhūmne: to the Infinite
• bhūmne: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; ‘to the Great/Infinite’

• viśvāya: to the All
• viśvāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; ‘to the All/Universe’

• viśva-gurave: to the teacher of the universe
• viśva-gurave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva + guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘teacher of the universe’)

• para-daivatāya: to the supreme deity
• para-daivatāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para + daivatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (daivata), चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘supreme deity’)

• nārāyaṇāya: to Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• ṛṣaye: to the seer
• ṛṣaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• narottamāya: to the best of men
• narottamāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘best among men’)

• haṁsāya: to Haṁsa
• haṁsāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṁsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• saṁyata-gire: to him of restrained speech
• saṁyata-gire: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁyata + gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (‘whose speech is restrained’)

• nigameśvarāya: to the Lord of the Vedas
• nigameśvarāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nigama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘Lord of the Vedas’)

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Supreme Lord)
• Nārāyaṇa
• Nara
• Haṁsa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about worshiping Nārāyaṇa as the supreme deity?

This verse offers direct homage to Bhagavān as the highest (paradaivatā) and specifically venerates Him as Nārāyaṇa—the supreme object of devotion and refuge.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī offer obeisance to Nara and Haṁsa along with Nārāyaṇa?

He praises the Lord through revered divine manifestations/titles: Nara-Nārāyaṇa (the sage and the Lord) and Haṁsa (the pure, transcendental teacher), highlighting the Lord as the source and master of Vedic wisdom.

Practical application of controlled speech (saṁyata-gir) in modern life?

Practice truthful, restrained, and purposeful speech—reducing gossip and harsh words—so one’s words support clarity, compassion, and remembrance of the Divine.