Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 4

The Rise of Soma-vaṁśa: Budha’s Birth and Purūravā–Urvaśī; The Origin of Karma-kāṇḍa in Tretā-yuga

Devanagari script

सोऽयजद् राजसूयेन विजित्य भुवनत्रयम् । पत्नीं बृहस्पतेर्दर्पात् तारां नामाहरद् बलात् ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

so ’yajad rājasūyena vijitya bhuvana-trayam patnīṁ bṛhaspater darpāt tārāṁ nāmāharad balāt

Translation

Nachdem Soma die drei Welten besiegt hatte, vollzog er das große Rājasūya-Opfer; doch aus Übermut entführte er gewaltsam Tārā, die Gemahlin Bṛhaspatis.

Synonyms

• सः: he (Soma)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयजत्: performed sacrifice
• अयजत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राजसूयेन: by the Rājasūya (sacrifice)
• राजसूयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—राज्ञः सूयः/सूयकर्म (तत्पुरुषः): 'Rājasūya sacrifice'

• विजित्य: having conquered
• विजित्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having conquered'

• भुवनत्रयम्: the three worlds
• भुवनत्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रयाणि भुवनानि (द्विगु)

• पत्नीम्: wife
• पत्नीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बृहस्पतेः: of Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• दर्पात्: out of pride
• दर्पात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• ताराम्: Tārā
• ताराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (quotative/particle: 'by name')

• आहरत्: carried off/abducted
• आहरत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे प्रयोगः: 'by force'

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Tārā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about pride (darpa) leading to sin?

This verse shows that even after great achievements like conquering and performing the Rājasūya, pride can drive one to adharma—here, forcibly taking another’s wife.

Who abducted Tārā, the wife of Bṛhaspati, in the Bhagavatam?

The verse states that Tārā, Bṛhaspati’s wife, was carried away by force due to the abductor’s pride.

Practical application: how can this verse guide modern life?

It warns that success and status do not guarantee virtue; one must remain humble and respect moral boundaries, especially regarding others’ relationships and trust.