Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 11

Ṛṣabhadeva’s Enthronement, Exemplary Household Life, and the Birth of Bharata and the Nine Yogendras

Devanagari script

कविर्हविरन्तरिक्ष: प्रबुद्ध: पिप्पलायन: । आविर्होत्रोऽथ द्रुमिलश्चमस: करभाजन: ॥ ११ ॥ इति भागवतधर्मदर्शना नव महाभागवतास्तेषां सुचरितं भगवन्महिमोपबृंहितं वसुदेवनारदसंवादमुपशमायनमुपरिष्टाद्वर्णयिष्याम: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

kavir havir antarikṣaḥ prabuddhaḥ pippalāyanaḥ āvirhotro ’tha drumilaś camasaḥ karabhājanaḥ

Translation

此外还有迦毗、哈毗、安多利克沙、普拉布达、毗婆罗耶那、阿毗尔霍特罗、德鲁弥罗、恰摩萨与迦罗婆阇那。这九位皆为大圣奉者（mahā-bhāgavata），洞见薄伽梵之法，且为《圣典薄伽梵往世书》的正统宣讲者；因对至上人格神瓦苏戴瓦的坚固奉爱而受颂扬。为令心意圆满寂静，待我叙述那罗陀与瓦苏戴瓦的对话时，将再详说他们的品相。

Synonyms

• kaviḥ: Kavi (name)
• kaviḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• haviḥ: Havi (name)
• haviḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: havis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• antarikṣaḥ: Antarikṣa (name)
• antarikṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• prabuddhaḥ: Prabuddha (name)
• prabuddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pippalāyanaḥ: Pippalāyana (name)
• pippalāyanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pippalāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• āvirhotraḥ: Āvirhotra (name)
• āvirhotraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āvirhotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: āvir (manifest) + hotra (priest/oblation-related) as a proper name

• atha: and then; also
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/अनन्तर-निपात)

• drumilaḥ: Drumila (name)
• drumilaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drumila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• camasaḥ: Camasa (name)
• camasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• karabhājanaḥ: Karabhājana (name)
• karabhājanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karabhājana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: karabha + ājana/ājana? (traditional proper name karabhājana)

Characters & Entities

• Kavi
• Havi
• Antarikṣa
• Prabuddha
• Pippalāyana
• Āvirhotra
• Drumila
• Camasa
• Karabhājana
• Vasudeva
• Nārada

FAQs

Who are the Nine Yogendras in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 5?

They are Kavi, Havi, Antarikṣa, Prabuddha, Pippalāyana, Āvirhotra, Drumila, Camasa, and Karabhājana—great devotees who illuminate bhāgavata-dharma.

What is bhāgavata-dharma in the Bhagavata Purana?

Bhāgavata-dharma is the path of pure devotion to Bhagavān, taught and demonstrated by exalted devotees whose lives and words increase the Lord’s glory.

How can this verse be applied in modern life?

Seek guidance from genuine devotees and bhakti teachings, because devotion-centered wisdom brings inner calm (upaśama) and clarity about life’s purpose.