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Shloka 22

Bhadrā and Mitravindā: The Fruits of Namaskāra, Pradakṣiṇā, Hari-nāma, and Śravaṇa of Bhāgavata Kathā

Devanagari script

मित्रविन्दोवाच / यान्पूर्वसर्गेप्यवृणोन्निकामतो ह्यग्नीषोमान्नामिका मित्रविन्दा / मित्रं हरिं प्राप्तुकामा सदैक तत्रोपायं चिन्तयामासदेवी

Transliteration

mitravindovāca / yānpūrvasargepyavṛṇonnikāmato hyagnīṣomānnāmikā mitravindā / mitraṃ hariṃ prāptukāmā sadaika tatropāyaṃ cintayāmāsadevī

Translation

密多罗温达说道：“在往昔的一次创世中，我——名为密多罗温达——曾以全然之意选择阿耆尼索摩。然而我恒常渴望得至哈利为我挚爱；于是那位女神不断思惟成就此愿的方便之道。”

Word by Word
मित्रविन्दाMitravindā
मित्रविन्दा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रविन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
यान्whom/which (plural)
यान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम
पूर्वसर्गेin the former creation
पूर्वसर्गे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—पूर्व + सर्ग (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः)
अपिeven/also
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
अवृणोत्chose/selected
अवृणोत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृञ् वरणे) (धातु)
Formलुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
निकामतःaccording to desire, willingly
निकामतः:
Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिकामतस् (अव्ययभावे) (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (adverb) — तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; अर्थः ‘इच्छानुसारम्/यथेष्टम्’
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
अग्नीषोमान्Agni and Soma (the two)
अग्नीषोमान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि + सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—अग्नि-सोम (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)
नामिकाnamed/called
नामिका:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनामिका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नाम्ना युक्ता)
मित्रविन्दाMitravindā
मित्रविन्दा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रविन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
मित्रम्friend
मित्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
हरिम्Hari (Vishnu)
हरिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
प्राप्तुकामाdesiring to attain
प्राप्तुकामा:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राप्तु (तुमुन्) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुमुनन्त (infinitive) ‘प्राप्तुम्’ + ‘कामा’ (desirous) = ‘desirous to obtain’
सदाalways
सदा:
Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय (adverb)
एकाalone/one
एका:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)
उपायम्means/method
उपायम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चिन्तयामासpondered/considered
चिन्तयामास:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्त् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परिप्रश्न/अनुस्मरणार्थक प्रयोग
देवीthe देवी (lady)
देवी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker

Mitravindā

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhakti-saṃskāra transcends births: the soul’s enduring desire is to attain Hari, and one must reflect on upāya (means) to realize that union.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as the supreme beloved (parama-prema) and the continuity of vāsanā across saṃsāra; bhakti as both means and end (sādhana-sādhya).

Application: Clarify the highest aim (Hari-prāpti), then adopt steady means—nāma-japa, pūjā, vrata, satsanga, and ethical living—reviewing one’s upāya regularly with sincerity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana devotional passages praising Viṣṇu-bhakti as the highest refuge (general parallel)

Characters & Entities
M
Mitravindā
A
Agnīṣomā
H
Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

It presents Hari (Vishnu) as the ultimate object of desire and attainment, even beyond prior worldly choices, emphasizing steadfast spiritual intent.

Rather than describing after-death travel, it highlights inner resolve (saṅkalpa) and sustained contemplation of the right means (upāya) as the driver of spiritual attainment.

Keep a clear highest goal, and regularly reflect on practical steps—discipline, devotion, and right counsel—rather than acting only on past habits or earlier commitments.

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