Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 22

The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā

Devanagari script

तस्मै कामवरं तुष्टो भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: । ददाविलाभवत् तेन सुद्युम्न: पुरुषर्षभ: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

tasmai kāma-varaṁ tuṣṭo bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ dadāv ilābhavat tena sudyumnaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, being pleased with Vasiṣṭha, gave him the benediction he desired. Thus Ilā was transformed into a very fine male named Sudyumna.

Synonyms

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine/Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāma-varam: the wished-for boon
• kāma-varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘desired boon’; Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ तुष्टौ)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hariḥ: Hari
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord / ruler
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); apposition to hariḥ

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु; दाने)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्/liṭ), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ilā-abhavat: became Ilā
• ilā-abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ilā (प्रातिपदिक) + √bhū (धातु; भवने)
• Form: Aorist/Imperfect form in narrative: √bhū with preverb? here ‘became’; 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• tena: thereby / by that
• tena: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• sudyumnaḥ: Sudyumna
• sudyumnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ: best of men
• puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘bull among men’ (श्रेष्ठपुरुष); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Sudyumna
• Ilā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Lord Hari granting boons to devotees?

This verse shows that when the Lord is pleased (tuṣṭaḥ), He personally grants the desired boon, demonstrating His role as īśvara, the supreme controller who responds to sincere appeal.

How did King Sudyumna become Ilā in Bhagavatam Canto 9?

By the boon given by Lord Hari—when the Lord was satisfied—Sudyumna underwent the transformation and became Ilā, as stated directly in the verse.

What is a practical lesson from Sudyumna’s story for modern life?

Seek divine guidance with humility: this verse emphasizes that lasting solutions and true blessings come when one aligns with the will of the Supreme and earns His satisfaction through sincerity and devotion.