Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 16

Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

अनुह्रादस्य सूर्यायां बाष्कलो महिषस्तथा । विरोचनस्तु प्राह्रादिर्देव्यां तस्याभवद्ब‍‌लि: ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

anuhrādasya sūryāyāṁ bāṣkalo mahiṣas tathā virocanas tu prāhrādir devyāṁ tasyābhavad baliḥ

Translation

অনুহ্লাদের পত্নীর নাম সূর্যা। তাঁর গর্ভে বাষ্কল ও মহিষ নামে দুই পুত্র জন্মাল। প্রহ্লাদের এক পুত্র ছিল বিরোচন; বিরোচনের পত্নীর গর্ভে বলি মহারাজ জন্মগ্রহণ করেন।

Synonyms

• अनुह्रादस्य: of Anuhrāda
• अनुह्रादस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सूर्यायाम्: in (the wife) Sūryā
• सूर्यायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location; in/through Sūryā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• बाष्कलः: Bāṣkala
• बाष्कलः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• महिषः: Mahiṣa
• महिषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) / समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

• विरोचनः: Virocana
• विरोचनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (emphatic)

• प्राह्रादिः: son of Prahlāda (Prāhrādi)
• प्राह्रादिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to विरोचनः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राह्रादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• देव्याम्: in (the wife) Devī
• देव्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location; in Devī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• अभवत्: was born/occurred
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; complement of अभवत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

Characters & Entities

• Anuhlāda
• Sūryā
• Bāṣkala
• Mahiṣa
• Prahlāda
• Virocana
• Devī
• Bali

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the lineage of Bali Maharaja?

This verse traces Bali’s ancestry: Prahlāda’s son is Virocana, and from Virocana (through his wife Devī) Bali was born; it also notes Anuhlāda’s sons Bāṣkala and Mahiṣa through his wife Sūryā.

Why is Prahlada Maharaja mentioned in Canto 6 Chapter 18?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is listing the descendants in the Daitya line while narrating the broader history connected to Diti’s progeny; Prahlāda is a key link leading to Virocana and Bali.

How can a devotee apply the lesson of Bhagavatam genealogies in modern life?

They remind a reader that character and destiny unfold through time and relationships; reflecting on saintly figures like Prahlāda and notable devotees like Bali can inspire steadiness in dharma and devotion across generations.