Shloka 21

Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

इमे श्रद्दधते ब्रह्मन्नृषयो हि मया सह । परिज्ञानाय भगवंस्तन्नो व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

ime śraddadhate brahmann ṛṣayo hi mayā saha parijñānāya bhagavaṁs tan no vyākhyātum arhasi

Translation

Mein lieber Brāhmaṇa, ich und alle Weisen, die bei mir sind, sind begierig, dies zu erfahren. Deshalb, o große Seele, erkläre uns bitte den Grund.

Synonyms

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; निर्देशक सर्वनाम

• श्रद्दधते: have faith/believe
• श्रद्दधते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रद्-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ब्रह्मन्: O brāhmaṇa (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• मया: with me/by me
• मया: Saha (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद-निपात (with)

• परिज्ञानाय: for full understanding
• परिज्ञानाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (dative of purpose)

• भगवन्: O venerable one
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; निर्देश्य (object)

• नः: to us/our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• व्याख्यातुम्: to explain
• व्याख्यातुम्: Prayojana-kriya (उद्देश्य/अनन्तरक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to explain’

• अर्हसि: you are fit/ought
• अर्हसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit
• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Ṛṣis (sages)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about learning spiritual truth with faith (śraddhā)?

This verse shows that faithful hearing and sincere desire to understand are essential qualifications; with śraddhā, one approaches the teacher and requests a clear explanation.

Why did King Parīkṣit ask Śukadeva Gosvāmī to explain this topic?

Parīkṣit, along with the sages present, wanted a complete understanding of the narrated subject, so he respectfully urged Śukadeva to explain it in a proper, authoritative way.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Approach authentic scripture and teachers with faith, humility, and thoughtful questions—then practice what you understand rather than treating spirituality as mere information.