Shloka 1

Śaryāti, Sukanyā, Cyavana Muni, the Aśvinī-kumāras, and Kakudmī-Revatī

Baladeva Marriage

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच शर्यातिर्मानवो राजा ब्रह्मिष्ठ: सम्बभूव ह । यो वा अङ्गिरसां सत्रे द्वितीयमहरूचिवान् ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca śaryātir mānavo rājā brahmiṣṭhaḥ sambabhūva ha yo vā aṅgirasāṁ satre dvitīyam ahar ūcivān

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King, Śaryāti, another son of Manu, was a ruler firmly established in Vedic wisdom and devotion to Brahman. He instructed the descendants of Aṅgirā regarding the prescribed duties for the second day of their sattrā-yajña.

Synonyms

• श्रीशुकः: Śrī Śuka
• श्रीशुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘said’

• शर्यातिः: Śaryāti
• शर्यातिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• मानवः: (son of) Manu; a Mānavā
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; apposition to Śaryāti

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• ब्रह्मिष्ठः: most devoted to Brahman
• ब्रह्मिष्ठः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; superlative sense (‘most devoted to Brahman’)

• सम्बभूव: became
• सम्बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘became/was’

• ह: indeed (expletive)
• ह: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/निपात (expletive particle)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun

• वा: indeed/also
• वा: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘indeed/also/or’)

• अङ्गिरसाम्: of the Aṅgirases
• अङ्गिरसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• सत्रे: in the sacrificial session (satra)
• सत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• द्वितीयम्: second
• द्वितीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; agrees with ‘अहः’

• अहः: day
• अहः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• ऊचिवान्: spoke (having spoken)
• ऊचिवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (Perfect active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having spoken/one who spoke’

Characters & Entities

• Śaryāti
• Manu
• Aṅgirā (Aṅgiras)
• Aṅgirāsas

FAQs

Who is King Śaryāti in Srimad Bhagavatam and what are his qualities?

This verse introduces Śaryāti as a son of Manu and describes him as brahmiṣṭha—deeply devoted to spiritual wisdom and respectful of brāhmaṇas—showing him as a dharmic, spiritually aligned ruler.

What is a satra sacrifice mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana?

A satra is a prolonged Vedic sacrificial session performed collectively; here it is the satra of the Aṅgirāsas, where Śaryāti participated by reciting hymns for the second day’s rite.

How can a modern devotee apply the lesson of this shloka?

Cultivate respect for genuine spiritual learning and those devoted to it, and support sacred practices (study, chanting, service) with steadiness—like a leader who places dharma and wisdom first.