Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 32

Dhruva-vaṁśa Continuation: Utkala’s Renunciation, Aṅga’s Sacrifice, and the Birth of Vena

Prelude to Pṛthu

Devanagari script

तथा साधय भद्रं ते आत्मानं सुप्रजं नृप । इष्टस्ते पुत्रकामस्य पुत्रं दास्यति यज्ञभुक् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

tathā sādhaya bhadraṁ te ātmānaṁ suprajaṁ nṛpa iṣṭas te putra-kāmasya putraṁ dāsyati yajña-bhuk

Translation

O King, we wish all good fortune for you. You have no son, but if you pray at once to the Supreme Lord and ask for a son, and if you execute the sacrifice for that purpose, the enjoyer of the sacrifice, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will fulfill your desire.

Synonyms

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/in that way)

• sādhaya: accomplish/perform
• sādhaya: Kriyā (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sādh (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √साध् (to accomplish/arrange)

• bhadram: welfare/auspicious good
• bhadram: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक (auspiciousness)

• te: for you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/dative) एकवचन (ते = for you)

• ātmānam: yourself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• suprajam: with good progeny
• suprajam: Karma (कर्म/object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (अव्यय) + prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु + प्रजम् = having good offspring); विशेषण (ātmānam)

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• iṣṭaḥ: being pleased (by worship)
• iṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) from √यज् (to worship/sacrifice) in sense 'worshipped/pleased'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (yajña-bhuk)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (ते = your)

• putra-kāmasya: of (you) desiring a son
• putra-kāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुत्रस्य कामः = desire for a son; here: of one desiring a son)

• putram: a son
• putram: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dāsyati: will give
• dāsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √दा (to give)

• yajña-bhuk: the enjoyer of the sacrifice (deity)
• yajña-bhuk: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञं भुङ्क्ते = one who partakes of the sacrifice; i.e., a deity)

Characters & Entities

• Yajña-bhuk (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about getting a son through sacrifice and worship?

This verse says that when a king properly worships the Lord who accepts sacrificial offerings (Yajña-bhuk), the Lord becomes pleased and can grant the desired son—showing that results come by divine sanction, not merely ritual.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention Yajña-bhuk (the enjoyer of sacrifice) here?

He emphasizes that the real recipient and fulfiller behind Vedic rites is Viṣṇu; when the Lord is satisfied, the intended fruit—here, a son—manifests.

How can “ātmānaṁ suprajaṁ sādhaya” be applied in modern life?

It advises self-improvement and responsible cultivation of family life—developing character, devotion, and dharma so that one’s children and dependents are raised with good values and spiritual orientation.