Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 30

Lord Rāmacandra’s Charity, Sītā’s Departure, and the Lord’s Return to Vaikuṇṭha

Devanagari script

तत: प्रजा वीक्ष्य पतिं चिरागतं दिद‍ृक्षयोत्सृष्टगृहा: स्त्रियो नरा: । आरुह्य हर्म्याण्यरविन्दलोचन- मतृप्तनेत्रा: कुसुमैरवाकिरन् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ prajā vīkṣya patiṁ cirāgataṁ didṛkṣayotsṛṣṭa-gṛhāḥ striyo narāḥ āruhya harmyāṇy aravinda-locanam atṛpta-netrāḥ kusumair avākiran

Translation

Thereafter, not having seen the Lord for a long time, the citizens, both men and women, being very eager to see Him, left their homes and got up on the roofs of the palaces. Being incompletely satiated with seeing the face of the lotus-eyed Lord Rāmacandra, they showered flowers upon Him.

Synonyms

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/temporal link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb); अर्थे: तस्मात्/ततः = ‘thereupon/then’

• prajāḥ: the people, subjects
• prajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īkṣ (ईक्ष् धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seen’

• patim: the lord/master (king)
• patim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• cira-āgatam: arrived after a long time
• cira-āgatam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (कृदन्त; √gam गम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: चिरः + आगतः = ‘long-come/after long time arrived’

• didṛkṣayā: with the desire to see
• didṛkṣayā: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: didṛkṣā (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative noun from √dṛś दृश्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे: ‘out of desire to see’

• utsṛṣṭa-gṛhāḥ: having left their homes
• utsṛṣṭa-gṛhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: utsṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √sṛj सृज् धातु, उत्- उपसर्ग, क्त) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय-सन्निकर्ष): ‘those who have abandoned (their) houses’

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• narāḥ: men
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• āruhya: having climbed
• āruhya: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ruh (रुह् धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having climbed/ascended’

• harmyāṇi: mansions, palaces (terraces)
• harmyāṇi: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘āruhya’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; गन्तव्य/आश्रय-रूपेण

• aravinda-locanam: the lotus-eyed one
• aravinda-locanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aravinda (प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/उपमान): ‘lotus-eye(d one)’ (epithet)

• atṛpta-netrāḥ: with unsated eyes
• atṛpta-netrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-tṛpta (कृदन्त; √tṛp तृप् धातु, क्त, नञ्) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘whose eyes are not satisfied’

• kusumaiḥ: with flowers
• kusumaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• avākiran: they showered (flowers)
• avākiran: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṝ (कॄ/किर् धातु ‘to scatter’) + ava- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; धात्वर्थ: ‘they showered/scattered down’

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāmacandra)
• Ayodhyā-vāsīs (citizens of Ayodhyā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the citizens of Ayodhya welcoming Lord Rama?

It describes their intense longing for darśana: they abandon household concerns, gather on rooftops, and shower the lotus-eyed Lord with flowers, never feeling satisfied by seeing Him.

Why did the people climb to rooftops and shower flowers when Rama returned?

Out of love and eagerness to behold their long-absent protector-king; the rooftops gave a clear view, and flower-showers expressed public joy, reverence, and devotion.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Cultivate sincere eagerness for divine remembrance and darśana—prioritizing time for worship, kīrtana, and hearing sacred narratives—so devotion becomes heartfelt rather than routine.