Shloka 16

Mahārāja Sagara, Kapila Muni, and the Deliverance of the Sixty Thousand Sons

Devanagari script

असमञ्जस आत्मानं दर्शयन्नसमञ्जसम् । जातिस्मर: पुरा सङ्गाद् योगी योगाद् विचालित: ॥ १५ ॥ आचरन् गर्हितं लोके ज्ञातीनां कर्म विप्रियम् । सरय्वां क्रीडतो बालान्प्रास्यदुद्वेजयञ्जनम् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

asamañjasa ātmānaṁ darśayann asamañjasam jāti-smaraḥ purā saṅgād yogī yogād vicālitaḥ

Translation

সেই সৰযূ নদীত খেলি থকা বালকসকলক গভীৰ পানীত পেলাই মানুহক আতংকিত কৰিছিল। এইদৰে লোকবিৰোধী কৰ্মেৰে সি সকলোৰে ভয়ৰ কাৰণ হৈছিল।

Synonyms

• असमञ्जसः: Asamañjasa
• असमञ्जसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असमञ्जस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent—participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + णिच् + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; णिजन्त

• असमञ्जसम्: improper
• असमञ्जसम्: Karma (कर्म/Complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असमञ्जस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• जातिस्मरः: past-life rememberer
• जातिस्मरः: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• सङ्गात्: from association
• सङ्गात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे

• योगी: yogi
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योगात्: from yoga
• योगात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• विचालितः: disturbed
• विचालितः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चल् (धातु) + वि- + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Asamañjasa
• Sarayū

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the effects of bad association on spiritual life?

This verse states that even a former yogī can deviate from yoga due to harmful association, leading to degraded and socially condemned behavior.

Why is Asamañjasa described as acting improperly in Srimad Bhagavatam 9.8.16?

Because he performed cruel acts—throwing children into the Sarayū—actions condemned by society and distressing to his own relatives.

Practical application: how can devotees avoid falling from spiritual practice today?

Choose uplifting association, avoid influences that normalize harmful conduct, and stay grounded in sādhana and ethical behavior aligned with dharma.