Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 35

Varṣa-devatā Worship in Jambūdvīpa: Hayagrīva/Hayaśīrṣa, Nṛsiṁha, Kāmadeva (Pradyumna), Matsya, Kūrma, and Varāha

Devanagari script

ॐ नमो भगवते मन्त्रतत्त्वलिङ्गाय यज्ञक्रतवे महाध्वरावयवाय महापुरुषाय नम: कर्मशुक्लाय त्रियुगाय नमस्ते ॥ ३५ ॥ ।

Transliteration

oṁ namo bhagavate mantra-tattva-liṅgāya yajña-kratave mahā-dhvarāvayavāya mahā-puruṣāya namaḥ karma-śuklāya tri-yugāya namas te.

Translation

唵，顶礼薄伽梵——真言真理之标志者；你即是祭祀（yajña），你即是仪轨（kratu），你是大祭的诸肢分，是大丈夫（Mahāpuruṣa）。顶礼于你，净化业行者，超越之善性所成者；顶礼于你，三瑜伽（Tri-yuga）之主。

Synonyms

• oṁ: Om
• oṁ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṁ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: Pranava; sacred syllable (मङ्गलाचरण)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
• Form: Avyaya; salutation

• bhagavate: to the Lord
• bhagavate: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• mantra-tattva-liṅgāya: to (him) whose emblem is mantra and truth
• mantra-tattva-liṅgāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra + tattva + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'to him whose mark/character is mantra and truth'

• yajña-kratave: to the sacrificial will/power
• yajña-kratave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña + kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'to the sacrificial power/resolve'

• mahā-dhvara-avayavāya: to the limbs of the great sacrifice
• mahā-dhvara-avayavāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + dhvara + avayava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'to the great-sacrifice’s limbs/constituents'

• mahā-puruṣāya: to the Mahāpuruṣa
• mahā-puruṣāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; समासः—कर्मधारयः: 'to the great Person'

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
• Form: Avyaya; salutation

• karma-śuklāya: to the pure-in-action
• karma-śuklāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma + śukla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः: 'to him who is pure in action / whose action is pure'

• tri-yugāya: to the one of three yugas
• tri-yugāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; समासः—द्विगुः: 'to the three-yuga (one manifest in three yugas)'

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
• Form: Avyaya; salutation (in 'namas te')

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

Purport

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation for this Age of Kali, as confirmed in many places throughout the Purāṇas, the Mahābhārata, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Upaniṣads. The summary of His appearance is given in Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Madhya 6.99) as follows:

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vāmana
• Lord Viṣṇu
• Mahāpuruṣa (Supreme Person)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam mean by calling Vishnu 'Triyuga'?

This verse praises the Lord as Triyuga—one who is prominently manifest in three yugas—indicating His concealed appearance in Kali-yuga and His supremacy beyond time.

What does it mean that the Lord is the 'essence of mantra' and the 'power of yajna'?

The shloka teaches that mantras and sacrifices reach completion only because the Supreme Lord is their inner truth, identity, and goal—He is both the method and the beneficiary of sacred rites.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life without Vedic fire sacrifices?

Offer daily actions as service—chanting, remembrance, gratitude, and ethical living—so that work becomes purified (karma-śukla) when dedicated to the Supreme Person.