Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 38

Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation

Devanagari script

शशबिन्दोर्दुहितरि बिन्दुमत्यामधान्नृप: । पुरुकुत्समम्बरीषं मुचुकुन्दं च योगिनम् । तेषां स्वसार: पञ्चाशत् सौभरिं वव्रिरे पतिम् ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

śaśabindor duhitari bindumatyām adhān nṛpaḥ purukutsam ambarīṣaṁ mucukundaṁ ca yoginam teṣāṁ svasāraḥ pañcāśat saubhariṁ vavrire patim

Translation

في رحم بِندوماتي ابنة شَشَبِندو، أنجب الملك ماندھاتا ثلاثة أبناء: بُرُكُتسا، وأمبَريشا، ومُچُكُندا اليوغي العظيم. وكان لهم خمسون أختًا، فاخترن جميعًا الحكيم الجليل سَوبھري زوجًا.

Synonyms

• śaśabindoḥ: of Śaśabindu
• śaśabindoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśabindu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• duhitari: in/with (his) daughter
• duhitari: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duhitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘ऋ’ stem

• bindumatyām: in Bindumatī
• bindumatyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bindumatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• adhāt: begot/placed (seed)
• adhāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• nṛpaḥ: the king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• purukutsam: Purukutsa
• purukutsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purukutsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ambarīṣam: Ambarīṣa
• ambarīṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambarīṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mucukundam: Mucukunda
• mucukundam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mucukunda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• yoginam: the yogin (one devoted to yoga)
• yoginam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• svasāraḥ: sisters
• svasāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svasṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘ऋ’ stem (svasṛ)

• pañcāśat: fifty
• pañcāśat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcāśat (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे (numeral used indeclinably here)

• saubharim: Saubhari
• saubharim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vavrire: chose (for themselves)
• vavrire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• patim: husband
• patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śaśabindu
• Bindu-matī
• Purukutsa
• Ambarīṣa
• Mucukunda
• Saubhari Muni

FAQs

Who are Purukutsa, Ambarisha, and Mucukunda in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse lists them as sons born to the king through Bindu-matī, daughter of Śaśabindu; Mucukunda is specifically described as a yogī among them.

Why did the fifty sisters choose Saubhari Muni as their husband?

The verse states that the fifty sisters of those princes accepted Saubhari as husband, introducing the narrative of Saubhari Muni’s marriage that follows in this section.

What practical lesson does Saubhari Muni’s marriage story teach modern readers?

It points to how even advanced practitioners can be tested by desire, encouraging vigilance, disciplined senses, and sincere devotion alongside spiritual practice.