Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 14
Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
नवब्रह्मसमुत्पत्तिर्दक्षयज्ञविनाशनम् । ध्रुवस्य चरितं पश्चात्पृथो: प्राचीनबर्हिष: ॥ १४ ॥ नारदस्य च संवादस्तत: प्रैयव्रतं द्विजा: । नाभेस्ततोऽनु चरितमृषभस्य भरतस्य च ॥ १५ ॥
nava-brahma-samutpattir dakṣa-yajña-vināśanam dhruvasya caritaṁ paścāt pṛthoḥ prācīnabarhiṣaḥ
Hier werden die Nachkommen der neun großen Brāhmaṇas, die Zerstörung von Dakṣas Opfer und die Geschichte Dhruva Mahārājas geschildert; danach folgen die Berichte über König Pṛthu und König Prācīnabarhi, das Gespräch zwischen Prācīnabarhi und Nārada sowie das Leben Mahārāja Priyavratas. Dann, o Brāhmaṇas, erzählt das Bhāgavatam auch von Wesen und Taten König Nābhis, des Herrn Ṛṣabha und König Bharatas.
FAQs
This verse lists the destruction of Dakṣa’s yajña as a key Bhāgavatam topic, highlighting how pride and offense disrupt ritual, while devotion and humility are central to spiritual success.
Śukadeva is summarizing major narrative sections of the Bhāgavatam, grouping exemplary royal histories that teach bhakti, righteous governance, and renunciation.
Learn steadiness from Dhruva, duty-with-devotion from Pṛthu, and openness to spiritual counsel from Prācīnabarhi—bringing bhakti into responsibility rather than escaping it.