Shloka 36

Kardama Muni’s Penance, Viṣṇu’s Darśana, and the Arrangement of Devahūti’s Marriage

Devanagari script

मनु: स्यन्दनमास्थाय शातकौम्भपरिच्छदम् । आरोप्य स्वां दुहितरं सभार्य: पर्यटन्महीम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

manuḥ syandanam āsthāya śātakaumbha-paricchadam āropya svāṁ duhitaraṁ sa-bhāryaḥ paryaṭan mahīm

Translation

Svāyambhuva Manu bestieg mit seiner Gemahlin den Wagen, der mit goldenen Zierden geschmückt war; er setzte auch seine Tochter darauf und begann, die ganze Erde zu bereisen.

Synonyms

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• स्यन्दनम्: chariot
• स्यन्दनम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having mounted
• आस्थाय: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having mounted/taken’

• शातकौम्भपरिच्छदम्: adorned with golden fittings
• शातकौम्भपरिच्छदम्: Karma (कर्म/object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शातकौम्भ-परिच्छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: शातकौम्भः (gold) + परिच्छद (covering/ornamentation); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; स्यन्दनम् इति विशेषण

• आरोप्य: having placed (on it)
• आरोप्य: Kriya (क्रिया/absolutive—prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) → आरोप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); causative sense ‘having placed/caused to mount’

• स्वाम्: his own
• स्वाम्: Karma (कर्म/object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; दुहितरम् इति विशेषण

• दुहितरम्: daughter
• दुहितरम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सभार्यः: together with (his) wife
• सभार्यः: Karta (कर्ता/subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-भार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास: सह भार्यया; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मनुः इति विशेषण

• पर्यटन्: wandered/travelled about
• पर्यटन्: Kriya (क्रिया/main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-अट् (धातु) → पर्यटत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मुख्यक्रियार्थे (finite sense in narrative)

• महीम्: the earth
• महीम्: Karma (कर्म/object—place traversed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Purport

The Emperor Manu, as the great ruler of the world, could have engaged an agent to find a suitable husband for his daughter, but because he loved her just as a father should, he himself left his state on a golden chariot, with only his wife, to find her a suitable husband.

Characters & Entities

• Svāyambhuva Manu
• Devahūti
• Śatarūpā

FAQs

Why did Svāyambhuva Manu travel the earth with Devahūti in Bhagavatam Canto 3?

This verse shows Manu setting out with his wife and daughter as part of the unfolding arrangement for Devahūti’s destiny, moving with royal dignity and dharmic purpose.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 3.21.36 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to King Parīkṣit while describing the events leading to Devahūti’s life with Kardama Muni.

What practical lesson does Bhagavatam 3.21.36 give for modern life?

It highlights responsible guardianship and purposeful movement in life—acting with care for family members while aligning one’s decisions with dharma and higher spiritual aims.