Shloka 9

Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वा पुत्रस्य तत् कर्म गुरुणाभिहितं नृप: । देशान्नि:सारयामास सुतं त्यक्तविधिं रुषा ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

jñātvā putrasya tat karma guruṇābhihitaṁ nṛpaḥ deśān niḥsārayām āsa sutaṁ tyakta-vidhiṁ ruṣā

Translation

Informed by his guru, the king understood what his son had done and blazed with anger. Thus he ordered Vikukṣi, who had violated the sacred regulations, to leave the kingdom.

Synonyms

• ज्ञात्वा: having learned/known
• ज्ञात्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययकृदन्त; पूर्वकालिक (having known)

• पुत्रस्य: of (his) son
• पुत्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• कर्म: act; deed
• कर्म: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गुरुणा: by the teacher
• गुरुणा: करण (Karaṇa/Agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अभिहितम्: told; stated
• अभिहितम्: कर्म (Karma/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिहित (प्रातिपदिक; अभि√धा/√भिधा-क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (ppp)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देशात्: from the country
• देशात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• निःसारयामास: expelled; drove out
• निःसारयामास: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निः√सृ/√सारय् (धातु; causative of √सृ/√सार)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (Causative) ‘caused to go out/expelled’

• सुतम्: the son
• सुतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्यक्त-विधिम्: one who has abandoned the prescribed rule
• त्यक्त-विधिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्त + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: त्यक्तः विधिः येन (बहुव्रीहिः-प्रायः) परन्तु रूपतः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषवत् प्रयोगः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘त्यक्त’

• रुषा: with anger
• रुषा: करण (Karaṇa/Means—by anger)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुष्/रुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

Characters & Entities

• nṛpa (the king)
• guru (spiritual master)
• suta/putra (the son)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about abandoning vidhi (proper religious injunctions)?

This verse shows that neglecting prescribed conduct (vidhi) is treated as a serious fault, warranting strong corrective action—here, the king banishes his son for deviating from proper rules.

Why did the king banish his son in Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 6?

Because, after hearing from the guru about the son’s improper act, the king judged that the son had forsaken rightful injunctions and, in anger and duty-bound discipline, expelled him from the kingdom.

How can this Bhagavatam verse be applied in modern life?

It teaches accountability: when guidance from qualified teachers reveals wrongdoing, one should accept consequences and return to principled conduct rather than normalizing rule-breaking.