Shree VishnuthursdayChatuh Shloki Bhagavatam
चतुःश्लोकी भागवतम्
About Chatuh Shloki Bhagavatam
Chatuh Shloki Bhagavatam (चतुःश्लोकी भागवतम्) is a sacred prayer dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Rooted in Shrimad Bhagavata Purana, Canto 2, Chapter 9, this composition carries deep spiritual significance. Devotees recite this prayer to contain the entire essence of Shrimad Bhagavatam in just 4 verses and destroy the illusion of duality and separateness from God. It is also said to spoken directly by Lord Vishnu to Brahma at the beginning of creation. For best results, devotees chant this on Thursday (Guruvar) and during Ekadashi and Guru Purnima. At 4 verses long, the recitation takes roughly 3 minutes, making it accessible for regular devotional use. On this page, you can read the complete Chatuh Shloki Bhagavatam in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ श्री चतुःश्लोकी भागवतम् ॥
श्रीभगवानुवाच —
अहमेवासमेवाग्रे नान्यद्यत्सदसत्परम्।
पश्चादहं यदेतच्च योऽवशिष्येत सोऽस्म्यहम्॥ १॥
ऋतेऽर्थं यत्प्रतीयेत न प्रतीयेत चात्मनि।
तद्विद्यादात्मनो मायां यथाऽभासो यथा तमः॥ २॥
यथा महान्ति भूतानि भूतेषूच्चावचेष्वनु।
प्रविष्टान्यप्रविष्टानि तथा तेषु न तेष्वहम्॥ ३॥
एतावदेव जिज्ञास्यं तत्त्वजिज्ञासुनाऽत्मनः।
अन्वयव्यतिरेकाभ्यां यत्स्यात्सर्वत्र सर्वदा॥ ४॥
॥ इति श्रीमद्भागवतपुराणे द्वितीयस्कन्धे चतुःश्लोकी भागवतम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Contains the entire essence of Shrimad Bhagavatam in just 4 verses
- ★Spoken directly by Lord Vishnu to Brahma at the beginning of creation
- ★Grants the highest tattva-jnana (knowledge of ultimate reality)
- ★Destroys the illusion of duality and separateness from God
- ★Foundation of Vaishnava Vedanta philosophy
- ★Ideal for daily meditation on the nature of Brahman