Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 2

Bharata Mahārāja’s Attachment to a Deer and His Fall from Yoga

Devanagari script

तत्र तदा राजन् हरिणी पिपासया जलाशयाभ्याशमेकैवोपजगाम ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

tatra tadā rājan hariṇī pipāsayā jalāśayābhyāśam ekaivopajagāma.

Translation

O König, während Bharata Mahārāja am Ufer jenes Flusses saß, kam eine sehr durstige Hirschkuh allein in die Nähe des Wassers, um zu trinken.

Synonyms

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa (देश/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; place-adverb

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; time-adverb

• rājan: O King
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• hariṇī: a doe
• hariṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hariṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pipāsayā: from thirst
• pipāsayā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pipāsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘due to/with thirst’

• jalāśaya-abhyāśam: near the pond
• jalāśaya-abhyāśam: Karma (कर्म/गत्यर्थे देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक) + abhyāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘near a water-reservoir’

• ekā: alone
• ekā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; with eva = ‘alone’

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• upajagāma: approached
• upajagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa√gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘approached’

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• hariṇī (doe)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how attachment begins?

This verse shows the very first, seemingly ordinary trigger—an innocent creature approaching out of need—which later becomes the seed of Bharata’s attachment.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit Mahārāja as “O King” here?

Śukadeva is narrating the unfolding event directly to Parīkṣit, keeping the listener engaged as the turning point in Bharata’s life begins.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Be alert to small moments that invite emotional entanglement; compassion is good, but keep steady boundaries so devotion and spiritual priorities do not get displaced.