Nārada Bhakti Sūtras / The glory of the chief love (महिमा) / 79
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the Nārada Bhakti Sūtras (नारद भक्ति सूत्रस्)
सर्वदा सर्वभावेन निश्चिन्तैर् भगवानेव भजनीयः sarvadā sarvabhāvena niścintair bhagavān eva bhajanīyaḥ
The line
Always, with the whole feeling, by those free of worry, the lord alone is to be worshipped.
नेपालीमा
सधैँ, सबै भावले, चिन्ता नभएकाहरूले भगवान्लाई नै भज्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The worship named in the glory of the chief love. The agents are the untroubled.
Split: sarvadā (सर्वदा) + sarvabhāvena (सर्वभावेन) + niścintaiḥ (निश्चिन्तैः) + bhagavān (भगवान्) + eva (एव) + bhajanīyaḥ (भजनीयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvadā (सर्वदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| sarvabhāvena (सर्वभावेन) | instrumental singular, masculine | with the whole feeling. sarva (सर्व) plus bhāva (भाव). |
| niścintaiḥ (निश्चिन्तैः) | instrumental plural, masculine | by those free of worry. nis plus cintā (चिन्ता). The agents. Recited niścintair (निश्चिन्तैर्) before bh (भ्). |
| bhagavān (भगवान्) | nominative singular, masculine | the lord. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | alone. |
| bhajanīyaḥ (भजनीयः) | gerundive, nominative singular, masculine | to be worshipped. Agrees with bhagavān (भगवान्). |
The phrases
bhajanīyaḥ (भजनीयः) agrees with bhagavān (भगवान्). eva (एव) limits him. niścintaiḥ (निश्चिन्तैः) is the agent of the gerundive. sarvadā (सर्वदा) and sarvabhāvena (सर्वभावेन) are how.
Sanskrit in this line
niścintaiḥ (निश्चिन्तैः) before bh (भ्) is niścintair (निश्चिन्तैर्). bhagavān (भगवान्) before eva (एव) joins as bhagavān (भगवान्) eva (एव).
Say it back
Who is to be worshipped, and by whom?