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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.13.1

Who is speaking and story frame

सूत उवाच

यं ब्रह्मा वरुणेन्द्ररुद्रमरुत: स्तुन्वन्ति दिव्यै: स्तवै-

र्वेदै: साङ्गपदक्रमोपनिषदैर्गायन्ति यं सामगा: ।

ध्यानावस्थिततद्गतेन मनसा पश्यन्ति यं योगिनो

यस्यान्तं न विदु: सुरासुरगणा देवाय तस्मै नम: ॥ १ ॥

sūta uvāca

yaṁ brahmā varuṇendra-rudra-marutaḥ stunvanti divyaiḥ stavair

vedaiḥ sāṅga-pada-kramopaniṣadair gāyanti yaṁ sāma-gāḥ

dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yogino

yasyāntaṁ na viduḥ surāsura-gaṇā devāya tasmai namaḥ

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Unto that personality whom Brahmā, Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts praise by chanting transcendental hymns and reciting the Vedas with all their corollaries, pada-kramas and Upaniṣads, to whom the chanters of the Sāma Veda always sing, whom the perfected yogīs see within their minds after fixing themselves in trance and absorbing themselves within Him, and whose limit can never be found by any demigod or demon — unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead I offer my humble obeisances.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offer Humble Obeisances to the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Brahmā, Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts praise the Supreme Personality of Godhead through transcendental hymns and Vedic recitation.

  2. 2

    The chanters of the Sāma Veda sing about Him. Perfected yogīs see Him within their minds when fully absorbed in Him.

  3. 3

    No demigod or demon can find His limit. Sūta Gosvāmī offers Him humble obeisances.

Connected verses· 5

Quoted in the purport ofSB 4.24.28

Yaṁ brahmā-varuṇendra-rudra-marutaḥ stunvanti divyaiḥ stavaiḥ: Kṛṣṇa is worshiped by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Varuṇa, Indra, Candra and all other demigods.

Quoted in the purport ofSB 4.24.53

However, from Vedic literature we learn that the yogīs are always absorbed in meditation upon the lotus feet of the Lord: dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yoginaḥ.

Quoted in the purport ofSB 5.2.5

Dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yoginaḥ. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is always observed by yogīs who practice controlling the venomous senses.

Quoted in the purport ofSB 6.4.32

As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.13.1), dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yoginaḥ.

Quoted in the purport ofSB 7.9.7

As it is stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.13.1), dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yoginaḥ.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Wonder → Benediction and peace. The work closes by exalting hearing and remembering the Lord.

Chapters 11–13 of Canto 12: The Mahāpuruṣa and the glories of Bhāgavatam. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: The Glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this final chapter Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī describes the length of each of the Purāṇas, along with the subject matter of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, its purpose, how to give it as a gift, the glories of such gift-giving and the glories of chanting and hearing it. The total corpus of the Purāṇas includes four hundred thousand verses, eighteen thousand of which constitute Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 12.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sūtaḥ uvācaSūta Gosvāmī said
  2. yamwhom
  3. brahmāLord Brahmā
  4. varuṇa-indra-rudra-marutaḥas well as Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra and the Maruts
  5. stunvantipraise
  6. divyaiḥwith transcendental
  7. stavaiḥprayers
  8. vedaiḥwith the Vedas
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 12.13

    In this verse: “chanting”, “reciting”, “chanters”

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 12.13

    In this verse: “humble”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can the Lord’s unlimited greatness deepen my humility when offering prayers?

Practice

Pause today to offer humble obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOffer Humble Obeisances to the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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