Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 46

Kardama Muni’s Mystic Opulence, Devahūti’s Rejuvenation, and the Turning Toward Fearlessness

Devanagari script

एवं योगानुभावेन दम्पत्यो रममाणयो: । शतं व्यतीयु: शरद: कामलालसयोर्मनाक् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ yogānubhāvena dam-patyo ramamāṇayoḥ śataṁ vyatīyuḥ śaradaḥ kāma-lālasayor manāk

Translation

وهكذا، بفضل أثر اليوغا، وبينما كان الزوجان المتلهفان للذة الوصال يتمتعان، مضت مئةُ خريفٍ كأنها لحظة يسيرة.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्ययम् (adverb of manner)

• योगानुभावेन: by the power/effect of yoga
• योगानुभावेन: करण (करण-कारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग+अनुभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (योगस्य अनुभावः); पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular

• दम्पत्योः: of the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पत्योः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (युगलार्थे), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचनम्; Genitive dual

• रममाणयोः: of (them) enjoying/sporting
• रममाणयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्तः (शानच्), आत्मनेपदी; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; Genitive dual agreeing with dampatyoḥ; ‘while enjoying’

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: कर्म (कर्म-कारक; परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Accusative singular (measure)

• व्यतीयुः: passed/elasped
• व्यतीयुः: क्रिया (आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+अति+इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; ‘passed by/elapsed’

• शरदः: autumns/years
• शरदः: कर्ता (कर्ता-कारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; Nominative plural (subject)

• कामलालसयोः: of (them) lustful and eager (for pleasure)
• कामलालसयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम+लालस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (कामश्च लालसश्च); पुंलिङ्गम्, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; Genitive dual; विशेषणम् (dampatyoḥ)

• मनाक्: a little, as if
• मनाक्: सम्बन्ध (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मनाक् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अल्पता-अव्ययम् (adverb: slightly)

Characters & Entities

• Kardama Muni
• Devahūti

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about time passing quickly during sense enjoyment?

This verse says that even a hundred years can pass like a brief moment when one is absorbed in conjugal enjoyment, highlighting how pleasure can make one forget the swift movement of time.

Who is speaking this verse about Kardama Muni and Devahuti, and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this narration to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing Kardama Muni’s household life with Devahūti and the extraordinary effects of yogic potency.

What is the practical lesson of this Bhagavatam verse for modern life?

It cautions that attachment to pleasure can make life slip away unnoticed; therefore one should remain time-conscious and prioritize devotion and spiritual purpose alongside worldly duties.