Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 14
Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
नवब्रह्मसमुत्पत्तिर्दक्षयज्ञविनाशनम् । ध्रुवस्य चरितं पश्चात्पृथो: प्राचीनबर्हिष: ॥ १४ ॥ नारदस्य च संवादस्तत: प्रैयव्रतं द्विजा: । नाभेस्ततोऽनु चरितमृषभस्य भरतस्य च ॥ १५ ॥
nava-brahma-samutpattir dakṣa-yajña-vināśanam dhruvasya caritaṁ paścāt pṛthoḥ prācīnabarhiṣaḥ
On y décrit la descendance des neuf grands brāhmaṇas, la destruction du sacrifice de Dakṣa et l’histoire de Dhruva Mahārāja; puis viennent les récits du roi Pṛthu et du roi Prācīnabarhi, le dialogue entre Prācīnabarhi et Nārada, et la vie de Mahārāja Priyavrata. Ensuite, ô brāhmaṇas, le Bhāgavatam raconte aussi le caractère et les actes du roi Nābhi, du Seigneur Ṛṣabha et du roi Bharata.
FAQs
This verse lists the destruction of Dakṣa’s yajña as a key Bhāgavatam topic, highlighting how pride and offense disrupt ritual, while devotion and humility are central to spiritual success.
Śukadeva is summarizing major narrative sections of the Bhāgavatam, grouping exemplary royal histories that teach bhakti, righteous governance, and renunciation.
Learn steadiness from Dhruva, duty-with-devotion from Pṛthu, and openness to spiritual counsel from Prācīnabarhi—bringing bhakti into responsibility rather than escaping it.