Panchama Skandha Adhyaya 7 Shloka 11 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Arabic | Vedapath

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Shloka 11

Bharata Mahārāja’s Ideal Kingship and His Transition from Yajña to Exclusive Bhakti at Pulahāśrama

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् वाव किल स एकल: पुलहाश्रमोपवने विविधकुसुमकिसलयतुलसिकाम्बुभि: कन्दमूलफलोपहारैश्च समीहमानो भगवत आराधनं विविक्त उपरतविषयाभिलाष उपभृतोपशम: परां निर्वृतिमवाप ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

tasmin vāva kila sa ekalaḥ pulahāśramopavane vividha-kusuma-kisalaya-tulasikāmbubhiḥ kanda-mūla-phalopahāraiś ca samīhamāno bhagavata ārādhanaṁ vivikta uparata-viṣayābhilāṣa upabhṛtopaśamaḥ parāṁ nirvṛtim avāpa.

Translation

في بساتين بُلاهاشرَما عاش الملك بهارتا وحيدًا. كان يجمع أزهارًا شتّى، وبراعم غضة، وأوراق التولسي، وماء نهر تشاكرا-نَدي، وجذورًا وثمارًا ودرنات، ثم يقدّمها قربانًا لبهغفان فاسوديفا ويعبده في خلوة. فانطفأت رغبات اللذة المادية، وسكن القلب تمامًا، وبالثبات في البهكتي نال السكينة والرضا الأسمى.

Synonyms

तस्मिन्there/in that (place)

वावindeed

किलit is said/indeed

सःhe

एकलःalone

पुलह-आश्रम-उपवनेin the grove of Pulaha’s hermitage

विविध-कुसुम-किसलय-तुलसिका-अम्बुभिःwith various flowers, tender shoots, tulasī, and water

कन्द-मूल-फल-उपहारैःwith offerings of bulbs, roots, and fruits

चand

समीहमानःendeavoring/engaged

भगवतःof the Lord

आराधनम्worship

विविक्तःsecluded/solitary

उपरत-विषय-अभिलाषःwith desire for sense-objects ceased

उपभृत-उपशमःendowed with calm/restraint

पराम्supreme

निर्वृतिम्bliss/cessation

अवापattained

Purport

Everyone is searching after peace of mind. This is obtainable only when one is completely freed from the desire for material sense gratification and is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā: patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati . Worship of the Lord is not at all expensive. One can offer the Lord a leaf, a flower, a little fruit and some water. The Supreme Lord accepts these offerings when they are offered with love and devotion. In this way, one can become freed from material desires. As long as one maintains material desires, he cannot be happy. As soon as one engages in the devotional service of the Lord, his mind is purified of all material desires. Then one becomes fully satisfied.

Characters & Entities

Bharata Mahārāja

Pulaha Ṛṣi

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about worshiping Krishna with simple forest offerings like tulasi, water, fruits, and roots?

This verse shows that sincere ārādhana of Bhagavān can be performed with simple, pure offerings—flowers, tender leaves, tulasī, water, and fruits—when done with devotion and a secluded, focused mind.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe Bharata Mahārāja living alone in Pulaha Ṛṣi’s āśrama grove?

Śukadeva highlights Bharata’s renunciation and single-pointed devotion: he chose seclusion to withdraw from sense-desires and to deepen peaceful worship of the Lord.

How can I apply Bharata Mahārāja’s teaching of vivikta (seclusion) and sense-withdrawal in modern life?

Create daily quiet time for bhakti—reduce distractions, simplify needs, offer what you have with sincerity (like tulasī and water), and cultivate inner calm through steady devotional practice.