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Shloka 32

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

नग्नजिन्नाम कौशल्य आसीद् राजातिधार्मिक: । तस्य सत्याभवत् कन्या देवी नाग्नजिती नृप ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

nagnajin nāma kauśalya āsīd rājāti-dhārmikaḥ tasya satyābhavat kanyā devī nāgnajitī nṛpa

Translation

O König, in Kośala lebte ein überaus dharmischer König namens Nagnajit. Seine Tochter hieß Satyā und war auch als die Devī Nāgnajitī bekannt.

Synonyms

नग्नजित्Nagnajit

नामby name

कौशल्यःthe king of Kosala (Kauśalya)

आसीत्was

राज-अति-धार्मिकःa very righteous king

तस्यof him

सत्याSatyā

अभवत्became/was

कन्याa daughter

देवीa noble lady

नाग्नजितीNāgnajitī

नृपO king

Characters & Entities

Nagnajit

Satyā (Nāgnajitī)

Parīkṣit Mahārāja

Who is Nāgnajitī (Satyā) in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse identifies Nāgnajitī as the same person as Princess Satyā, the daughter of the highly righteous King Nagnajit of Kauśalya.

What does the Bhagavatam say about King Nagnajit?

It describes him as “ati-dhārmikaḥ”—a king exceptionally devoted to dharma—establishing his saintly royal character in the narrative.

Practical application: What can we learn from the description of an 'ati-dhārmika' king?

Leadership should be rooted in dharma—truthfulness, responsibility, and protection of dependents—so that family and society develop noble qualities.