Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 26

Rantideva’s Supreme Charity and the Hastī Lineage

Hastināpura and Pañcāla Origins

Devanagari script

जैगीषव्योपदेशेन योगतन्त्रं चकार ह । उदक्सेनस्ततस्तस्माद् भल्लाटो बार्हदीषवा: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

jaigīṣavyopadeśena yoga-tantraṁ cakāra ha udaksenas tatas tasmād bhallāṭo bārhadīṣavāḥ

Translation

Suivant l’enseignement du grand sage Jaigīṣavya, Viṣvaksena composa une vaste exposition du système mystique du yoga. De Viṣvaksena naquit Udaksena, et d’Udaksena naquit Bhallāṭa; tous sont connus comme descendants de Bṛhadiṣu.

Synonyms

• जैगीषव्योपदेशेन: by Jaigīṣavya’s instruction
• जैगीषव्योपदेशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य + उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जैगीषव्यस्य उपदेशेन = by the instruction of Jaigīṣavya)

• योगतन्त्रम्: the yoga-treatise
• योगतन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः: तत्पुरुष (योगस्य तन्त्रम् = treatise/system of yoga)

• चकार: made/composed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्) Perfect, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/indeed

• उदक्सेनः: Udaksena
• उदक्सेनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक + सेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name; समासः: कर्मधारय (उदक-सेनः)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (अपादान/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय) — ‘thereafter/from him’

• तस्मात्: from him
• तस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• भल्लाटः: Bhallāṭa
• भल्लाटः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — proper name

• बार्हदीषवाः: the Bārhadīṣavas
• बार्हदीषवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बार्हदीषव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) — patronymic/descendants

Characters & Entities

• Jaigīṣavya
• Udaksena
• Bhallāṭa
• Bārhadīṣavā

FAQs

Who is Jaigīṣavya in the Srimad Bhagavatam and what is his role here?

Jaigīṣavya is presented as an authoritative teacher of yoga; this verse highlights that Udaksena received yoga instruction from him, showing knowledge passed through disciplic teaching.

What does Bhagavatam 9.21.26 say about yoga and scripture-making?

It states that Udaksena, guided by Jaigīṣavya, composed a structured yoga text (yoga-tantra), indicating that yogic practice was systematized and preserved through learned lineages.

How can this verse be applied in modern spiritual practice?

It emphasizes learning spiritual disciplines under authentic guidance and valuing disciplined study—receiving teachings properly before trying to systematize or teach others.