Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 1

The Slaying of Narakāsura (Bhaumāsura), Rescue of the Princesses, and the Pārijāta Episode Begins

Devanagari script

श्रीराजोवाच यथा हतो भगवता भौमो येने च ता: स्‍त्रिय: । निरुद्धा एतदाचक्ष्व विक्रमं शार्ङ्गधन्वन: ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-rājovāca yathā hato bhagavatā bhaumo yene ca tāḥ striyaḥ niruddhā etad ācakṣva vikramaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ

Translation

[King Parīkṣit said:] How was Bhaumāsura, who kidnapped so many women, killed by the Supreme Lord? Please narrate this adventure of Lord Śārṅgadhanvā’s.

Synonyms

• श्रीराजा: the glorious king
• श्रीराजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + राजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular

• यथा: how
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/यथार्थबोधक अव्यय (adverb/conjunction: ‘how/as’)

• हतः: slain
• हतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; predicate of भौमः

• भगवता: by the Lord
• भगवता: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्तृ), एकवचन; instrumental singular masculine

• भौमः: Bhauma (Naraka)
• भौमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular; relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; pronoun nominative plural feminine

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; nominative plural feminine; in apposition to ताः

• निरुद्धाः: confined/imprisoned
• निरुद्धाः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; predicate of स्त्रियः

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• आचक्ष्व: tell (me)
• आचक्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; 2nd person singular; परस्मैपद

• विक्रमम्: the valor/deed
• विक्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular masculine

• शार्ङ्गधन्वनः: of the wielder of the Śārṅga bow
• शार्ङ्गधन्वनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + धन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (शार्ङ्गं धनुः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular masculine

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit
• Kṛṣṇa
• Bhauma (Narakāsura)
• Śārṅga (Kṛṣṇa’s bow)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna killing Narakasura?

In this verse, King Parīkṣit specifically asks to hear how the Supreme Lord killed Bhauma (Narakāsura) and requests a description of Kṛṣṇa’s heroic exploits.

Why did King Parikshit ask about the captive women in Canto 10 Chapter 59?

Because Narakāsura had confined many women, and Parīkṣit wants to understand both the Lord’s victory over the demon and the deliverance of those captives as part of Kṛṣṇa’s līlā.

Practical application of remembering Krishna’s heroic deeds in modern life?

Hearing and reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s protection of the oppressed strengthens faith, inspires courage against injustice, and deepens devotion through śravaṇa (attentive hearing).