Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 31

Parīkṣit’s Inquiry into Vṛtrāsura’s Bhakti and the Beginning of Citraketu’s Trial

Devanagari script

तस्या अनुदिनं गर्भ: शुक्लपक्ष इवोडुप: । ववृधे शूरसेनेशतेजसा शनकैर्नृप ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

tasyā anudinaṁ garbhaḥ śukla-pakṣa ivoḍupaḥ vavṛdhe śūraseneśa- tejasā śanakair nṛpa

Translation

O König, durch die Ausstrahlung Citraketus, des Herrschers von Śūrasena, wuchs ihre Schwangerschaft Tag für Tag allmählich, wie der Mond in der hellen Monatshälfte zunimmt.

Synonyms

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनुदिनम्: day by day
• अनुदिनम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनुदिन (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-समास)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभाव: अनु + दिनम् = ‘day by day/daily’ (adverb)

• गर्भः: the fetus
• गर्भः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुक्लपक्षः: the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षः: उपमान (Upamāna/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘शुक्लः पक्षः’ = bright fortnight

• इव: like
• इव: उपमान-चिह्न (Marker of simile)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-वाचक

• उडुपः: the moon
• उडुपः: उपमेय (Upameya/Compared subject; apposition to गर्भः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उडुप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ववृधे: grew
• ववृधे: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शूरसेनेश-तेजसा: by the splendor/power of the lord of Śūrasena
• शूरसेनेश-तेजसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेन (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शूरसेनस्य ईशः’ → शूरसेनेश; ततः ‘शूरसेनेशस्य तेजसा’

• शनकैः: gradually
• शनकैः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनकैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about growth and auspiciousness like the waxing moon?

This verse compares the daily growth of pregnancy to the waxing moon in the bright fortnight, showing gradual, auspicious increase under divine potency.

Who is called Śūraseneśa in Srimad Bhagavatam?

Śūraseneśa refers to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the lord of the Śūrasena dynasty/region, whose potency is described as sustaining and empowering.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

It emphasizes steady, day-by-day progress—spiritual or personal—supported by faith in divine guidance rather than impatience for instant results.