Shloka 15

Śrāddhadeva Manu’s Sons: Pṛṣadhra’s Curse and Renunciation; Genealogies of Nariṣyanta and Diṣṭa

Devanagari script

कवि: कनीयान् विषयेषु नि:स्पृहो विसृज्य राज्यं सह बन्धुभिर्वनम् । निवेश्य चित्ते पुरुषं स्वरोचिषं विवेश कैशोरवया: परं गत: ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

kaviḥ kanīyān viṣayeṣu niḥspṛho visṛjya rājyaṁ saha bandhubhir vanam niveśya citte puruṣaṁ sva-rociṣaṁ viveśa kaiśora-vayāḥ paraṁ gataḥ

Translation

Kavi, Manu’s youngest son, indifferent to sense enjoyment, renounced the kingdom before reaching full youth and went to the forest with his companions. Fixing within his heart the self-effulgent Supreme Purusha, he attained the highest perfection.

Synonyms

• कविः: the sage/poet (seer)
• कविः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कनीयान्: younger; smaller
• कनीयान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनीयस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative)

• विषयेषु: in sense-objects
• विषयेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• निःस्पृहः: desireless
• निःस्पृहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + स्पृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपसर्ग-निषेधार्थ विशेषण (‘without desire’)

• विसृज्य: having given up
• विसृज्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त/अव्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having abandoned’

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

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (with)

• बन्धुभिः: with relatives
• बन्धुभिः: Sahartha (सहार्थ/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/सह), बहुवचन

• वनम्: to the forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायां कर्म

• निवेश्य: having placed
• निवेश्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विश् (धातु) + णिच् + ल्यप् (कृदन्त/अव्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (Causative gerund), ‘having placed/installed’

• चित्ते: in the mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पुरुषम्: the Person (Supreme Person)
• पुरुषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• स्वरोचिषम्: self-luminous
• स्वरोचिषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + रोचिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (स्वा रोचिः यस्य)

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कैशोरवयाः: (being) of youthful age
• कैशोरवयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कैशोर + वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कैशोरं वयः यस्य) — ‘in youthful age’ (age-qualifier)

• परम्: the supreme (state)
• परम्: Gati/Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/गति-लक्ष्य), एकवचन

• गतः: having attained
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having gone/attained’

Characters & Entities

• Kavi
• Puruṣa (Supreme Person)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about renouncing sense enjoyment (viṣaya-vairāgya)?

This verse presents Kavi as niḥspṛha—free from hankering for sense-objects—and shows that genuine detachment supports wholehearted absorption in the Supreme Person.

Why did Kavi renounce the kingdom and go to the forest with his relatives?

Because he was indifferent to worldly enjoyment and chose the forest life to fully fix his consciousness on the self-effulgent Supreme Person, leading to liberation.

Practical application of fixing the mind on the Supreme Person in modern life?

Cultivate deliberate detachment from excessive sense indulgence and regularly place the mind on Bhagavān through steady remembrance, prayer, and disciplined spiritual practice.