Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 26

Śaryāti, Sukanyā, Cyavana Muni, the Aśvinī-kumāras, and Kakudmī-Revatī

Baladeva Marriage

Devanagari script

अन्वजानंस्तत: सर्वे ग्रहं सोमस्य चाश्विनो: । भिषजाविति यत् पूर्वं सोमाहुत्या बहिष्कृतौ ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

anvajānaṁs tataḥ sarve grahaṁ somasya cāśvinoḥ bhiṣajāv iti yat pūrvaṁ somāhutyā bahiṣ-kṛtau

Translation

Daraufhin stimmten alle Halbgötter zu, die Aśvinī-kumāras fortan am Soma teilhaben zu lassen; obwohl sie zuvor als bloße Ärzte von der Soma-Opfergabe ausgeschlossen waren.

Synonyms

• अन्वजानन्: approved, assented
• अन्वजानन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + अनु-उपसर्ग
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘approved/assented’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘then/from there’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘all (of them)’

• ग्रहम्: the graha (ritual cup)
• ग्रहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ritual ‘cup/oblation-vessel’

• सोमस्य: of Soma
• सोमस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक conjunction

• अश्विनोः: of the Aśvins
• अश्विनोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; ‘of the Aśvins’

• भिषजौ: the two physicians
• भिषजौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिषज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘the two physicians’ (epithet of Aśvins)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-paryavasana (वचनपर्यवसान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotation marker

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘which/that’

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण ‘formerly/previously’

• सोम-आहुत्या: by the Soma-offering
• सोम-आहुत्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + आहुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by/with Soma-offering’

• बहिः-कृतौ: excluded
• बहिः-कृतौ: Karta-visheshana (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय) + कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘excluded/kept outside’

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Aśvinī-kumāras (the Aśvins)

FAQs

Why were the Aśvinī-kumāras previously excluded from Soma offerings in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse notes that the Aśvins—though divine physicians—had formerly been kept out of Soma oblations, indicating a prior dispute about ritual eligibility and proper recipients in yajña.

What is the meaning of 'graha' (Soma-cup) mentioned in Bhagavatam 9.3.26?

Here 'graha' refers to the ritual cup/portion of Soma assigned to a deity—an authorized share in the Soma sacrifice.

What practical lesson does Bhagavatam 9.3.26 give for modern spiritual life?

It highlights that sacred honors and roles are traditionally governed by dharmic rules and community assent, encouraging humility and respect for proper conduct and qualifications in spiritual practice.