Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 30

Mahārāja Sagara, Kapila Muni, and the Deliverance of the Sixty Thousand Sons

Devanagari script

राज्यमंशुमते न्यस्य नि:स्पृहो मुक्तबन्धन: । और्वोपदिष्टमार्गेण लेभे गतिमनुत्तमाम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

rājyam aṁśumate nyasya niḥspṛho mukta-bandhanaḥ aurvopadiṣṭa-mārgeṇa lebhe gatim anuttamām

Translation

Nachdem er Aṁśumān die Herrschaft übertragen hatte, wurde Mahārāja Sagara wunschlos und von allen Fesseln befreit. Dem von Aurva Muni gewiesenen Weg folgend, erreichte er das höchste, unvergleichliche Ziel.

Synonyms

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अंशुमते: to Aṁśumān
• अंशुमते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• न्यस्य: having entrusted / having placed
• न्यस्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); धातु: अस्/न्यस् ‘to place/entrust’ with उपसर्ग: नि (→ न्य)

• निःस्पृहः: desireless
• निःस्पृहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः-स्पृह (प्रातिपदिक; निः + स्पृह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्/निषेध-पूर्वपद (negative) ‘without desire’

• मुक्तबन्धनः: freed from bondage
• मुक्तबन्धनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त-बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक; मुक्त + बन्धन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘whose bonds are released’

• और्वोपदिष्टमार्गेण: by the path instructed by Aurva
• और्वोपदिष्टमार्गेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्व-उपदिष्ट-मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक; और्व + उपदिष्ट + मार्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘और्वेण उपदिष्टः मार्गः’

• लेभे: attained
• लेभे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गतिम्: the destination / liberation
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अनुत्तमाम्: unsurpassed
• अनुत्तमाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘unsurpassed’ (comparative/superlative sense)

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Ninth Canto, Eighth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva.”

Characters & Entities

• Aṁśumān
• Aurva

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about becoming desireless (niḥspṛha) to attain moksha?

This verse teaches that when one becomes niḥspṛha—free from worldly craving—and breaks material bondage, one can attain the supreme destination by following the right spiritual path.

Why did the king hand over the kingdom to Aṁśumān in Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 8?

The verse indicates he entrusted rule to Aṁśumān to embrace detachment and pursue the spiritual path taught by Aurva Ṛṣi, aiming for the highest liberation.

How can I apply the Bhagavatam principle of renunciation in modern life?

Perform duties responsibly, reduce attachment to status and possessions, and follow authentic spiritual guidance—cultivating inner freedom while continuing outward responsibilities.