Shloka 2

Purukutsa’s Rasātala Victory; Triśaṅku and Hariścandra; Rohita and Śunaḥśepha

Devanagari script

नर्मदा भ्रातृभिर्दत्ता पुरुकुत्साय योरगै: । तया रसातलं नीतो भुजगेन्द्रप्रयुक्तया ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

narmadā bhrātṛbhir dattā purukutsāya yoragaiḥ tayā rasātalaṁ nīto bhujagendra-prayuktayā

Translation

Narmadā’s serpent brothers gave Narmadā to Purukutsa. Sent by Vāsuki, she led Purukutsa to Rasātala, the lower region of the universe.

Synonyms

• नर्मदा: Narmadā (river/maiden)
• नर्मदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भ्रातृभिः: by (her) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरुकुत्साय: to Purukutsa
• पुरुकुत्साय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुकुत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

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

• उरगैः: with serpents
• उरगैः: Saha/Hetu nuance (सह/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• रसातलम्: to Rasātala (netherworld)
• रसातलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• नीतः: was led
• नीतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भुजगेन्द्र: serpent-king
• भुजगेन्द्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजग+इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (compound member), ‘lord of serpents’

• प्रयुक्तया: employed/commissioned (by the serpent-king)
• प्रयुक्तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+युज् (धातु)
• Form: कर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘तया’)

Purport

Before describing the descendants of Purukutsa, the son of Māndhātā, Śukadeva Gosvāmī first describes how Purukutsa was married to Narmadā, who was induced to take him to the lower region of the universe.

Characters & Entities

• Narmadā
• Purukutsa
• Bhujagendra (king of serpents)

FAQs

Why was Purukutsa taken to Rasatala in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that Purukutsa was led to Rasātala through Narmadā, who was commissioned by the king of the serpents—indicating a divine/nāga-arranged purpose for his descent.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavata Purana 9.7.2?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating the lineage and deeds of Mandhātā’s descendants to King Parīkṣit.

What practical lesson can devotees learn from Purukutsa being led by higher arrangement?

The verse highlights that major turns in life can unfold by higher orchestration; a devotee can cultivate steadiness and dharma, trusting that duty performed in alignment with divine arrangement leads to auspicious outcomes.