Shloka 38

Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance

Devanagari script

ताविहाथ पुनर्जातौ शिशुपालकरूषजौ । हरौ वैरानुबन्धेन पश्यतस्ते समीयतु: ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

tāv ihātha punar jātau śiśupāla-karūṣa-jau harau vairānubandhena paśyatas te samīyatuḥ

Translation

Tous deux renaquirent parmi les hommes sous les noms de Śiśupāla et Dantavakra, demeurant liés par la même inimitié envers Hari; et sous tes yeux, à la fin, ils se fondirent dans le corps du Seigneur.

Synonyms

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), द्विवचनम् (Dual)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक (adverb: again)

• जातौ: born (were)
• जातौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; ‘जन्’ धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः

• शिशुपाल-करूषजौ: Śiśupāla and Karūṣa (Dantavakra)
• शिशुपाल-करूषजौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशुपाल (प्रातिपदिक) + करूषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्

• हरौ: in/with regard to Hari
• हरौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• वैर-अनुबन्धेन: by the continuity of enmity
• वैर-अनुबन्धेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘वैरस्य अनुबन्धः’); पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• पश्यतः: of (him) who was seeing
• पश्यतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → पश्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; ‘दृश्’ धातोः शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः

• ते: of him (your/that)
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• समीयतुः: they attained/approached (union)
• समीयतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपदम्? (Perfect-like narrative usage) / here: लङ्-लकारार्थे कथनम्; प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), द्विवचनम्; सम्-इ (to go/approach together)

Purport

Vairānubandhena. Acting like the Lord’s enemy is also beneficial for the living entity. Kāmād dveṣād bhayāt snehād. Whether in lusty desire, anger, fear or envy of the Lord, somehow or other, as recommended by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī ( tasmāt kenāpy upāyena ), one should become attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and ultimately achieve the goal of returning home, back to Godhead. What, then, is to be said of one who is related to the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a servant, friend, father, mother or conjugal lover?

Characters & Entities

• Śiśupāla
• Dantavakra
• Hari

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attaining Krishna through enmity (vaira-bhakti)?

This verse says Śiśupāla and Dantavakra attained Hari because their consciousness was continuously bound to Him through hostility (vairānubandha).

Who is speaking about Śiśupāla and Dantavakra in Canto 7 Chapter 10?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī explains their rebirth and liberation while narrating the results of absorption in the Lord.

Practical application: what can I learn from vairānubandha in modern life?

The takeaway is the power of constant remembrance—direct it positively through devotion, so the mind stays absorbed in Hari without negativity.