Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 8

Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच इत्युक्तस्तमनुज्ञाप्य भगवान् बादरायणि: । जगाम भिक्षुभि: साकं नरदेवेन पूजित: ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

sūta uvāca ity uktas tam anujñāpya bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ jagāma bhikṣubhiḥ sākaṁ nara-devena pūjitaḥ

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī sprach: So gebeten, gewährte Bhagavān Bādarāyaṇi (Śukadeva) König Parīkṣit seine Erlaubnis. Dann, vom König und den anwesenden Weisen verehrt, verließ er jenen Ort zusammen mit den Bettelmönchen.

Synonyms

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग/उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय)

• uktaḥ: having been addressed/said to
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• anujñāpya: having taken permission
• anujñāpya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√jñā (धातु) + ṇic? (causative sense) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त), ‘having taken leave/asked permission’ (अनुज्ञाप्य)

• bhagavān: the venerable one
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• bādarāyaṇiḥ: Bādarāyaṇi (Vyāsa’s son/Śuka)
• bādarāyaṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bādarāyaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• bhikṣubhiḥ: with the mendicants
• bhikṣubhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhikṣu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sākam: together
• sākam: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/particle meaning ‘together with’ (सह-अर्थक अव्यय)

• nara-devena: by the king
• nara-devena: Kartr̥-karaṇa (कर्तृकरण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘men’s god’ = king); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūjitaḥ: honored
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Suta Gosvami
• Badarayani (Shukadeva Gosvami)
• Naradeva (King Parikshit)

FAQs

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī called Bādarāyaṇi in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Because he is the son of Bādarāyaṇa (Vedavyāsa); the epithet identifies Śukadeva as Vyāsa’s son and a perfected sage.

What does this verse show about King Parīkṣit’s attitude toward saints?

It shows that Parīkṣit honored the great sage Śukadeva and treated him with reverence, exemplifying the proper respect a ruler offers to realized devotees.

How can a modern reader apply the lesson of this shloka in daily life?

By seeking saintly association, valuing spiritual guidance, and cultivating humility and reverence toward genuine teachers and renunciants.