Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 11

The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka

Devanagari script

तद्वर्षपुरुषा: श्रुतधरवीर्यधरवसुन्धरेषन्धरसंज्ञा भगवन्तं वेदमयं सोममात्मानं वेदेन यजन्ते ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

tad-varṣa-puruṣāḥ śrutadhara-vīryadhara-vasundhareṣandhara-saṁjñā bhagavantaṁ vedamayaṁ somam ātmānaṁ vedena yajante.

Translation

这些地域的居民名为“持闻者”“持力者”“持地者”“持愿者”。他们严守四姓四住期之法（varṇāśrama-dharma），并依吠陀之仪祭祀“苏摩”（Soma）——月神——视其为至上人格神的吠陀性扩展。

Synonyms

• tat-varṣa-puruṣāḥ: the people of that region
• tat-varṣa-puruṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + varṣa + puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘तस्य वर्षस्य पुरुषाः’ (people of that region)

• śrutadhara-vīryadhara-vasundhara-iṣandhara-saṁjñāḥ: named Śrutadhara, Vīryadhara, Vasundhara, and Iṣandhara
• śrutadhara-vīryadhara-vasundhara-iṣandhara-saṁjñāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrutadhara + vīryadhara + vasundhara + iṣandhara + saṁjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (list of appellations) + saṁjñāḥ ‘named as’; agrees with puruṣāḥ

• bhagavantam: the Lord
• bhagavantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vedamayam: consisting of the Veda
• vedamayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘वेदमयः’ (consisting of the Veda)

• somam: Soma
• somam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ātmānam: the Self
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; appositional to somam/bhagavantam

• vedena: by/with the Veda
• vedena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• yajante: they worship/sacrifice
• yajante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Śrutadhara
• Vīryadhara
• Vasundhara
• Iṣandhara

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about worshiping Soma?

This verse says that the inhabitants of that region worship the Supreme Lord manifest as Soma—described as the embodiment of the Vedas—through Vedic methods of sacrifice and worship.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe these different groups like Śrutadhara and Vīryadhara?

Śukadeva is mapping the universe in Canto 5, Chapter 20, and he names the inhabitants of particular regions to show that different planetary areas have distinct peoples who worship the Lord in specific authorized ways.

Practical application of Vedic worship described in this shloka in modern life?

The takeaway is to worship God through authentic, scripturally guided practice—maintaining reverence for revealed knowledge (śruti/veda) and aligning one’s devotion with disciplined, principled worship.