Shloka 11

Dakṣa’s Daughters, Cosmic Lineages, and the Population of the Three Worlds

Devanagari script

सङ्कल्पायास्तु सङ्कल्प: काम: सङ्कल्पज: स्मृत: । वसवोऽष्टौ वसो: पुत्रास्तेषां नामानि मे श‍ृणु ॥ १० ॥ द्रोण: प्राणो ध्रुवोऽर्कोऽग्निर्दोषो वास्तुर्विभावसु: । द्रोणस्याभिमते: पत्‍न्या हर्षशोकभयादय: ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

saṅkalpāyās tu saṅkalpaḥ kāmaḥ saṅkalpajaḥ smṛtaḥ vasavo ’ṣṭau vasoḥ putrās teṣāṁ nāmāni me śṛṇu

Translation

Le fils de Saṅkalpā fut connu sous le nom de Saṅkalpa, et de lui naquit Kāma, le désir. Les fils de Vasu furent les huit Vasus; écoute leurs noms : Droṇa, Prāṇa, Dhruva, Arka, Agni, Doṣa, Vāstu et Vibhāvasu. D’Abhimati, l’épouse du Vasu nommé Droṇa, naquirent des fils appelés Harṣa, Śoka, Bhaya, et ainsi de suite.

Synonyms

• saṅkalpāyāḥ: of Saṅkalpā
• saṅkalpāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅkalpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/conjunction (निपात) = 'but/indeed'

• saṅkalpaḥ: Saṅkalpa (personified)
• saṅkalpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅkalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kāmaḥ: Kāma (desire; personified)
• kāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• saṅkalpa-jaḥ: born from Saṅkalpa
• saṅkalpa-jaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṅkalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक, from √jan धातु)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) 'born of Saṅkalpa'; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifying kāmaḥ

• smṛtaḥ: is said (to be)
• smṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; used predicatively = 'is said/considered'

• vasavaḥ: the Vasus
• vasavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural (बहुवचन)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective; Masculine, Nominative, Plural (used with vasavaḥ)

• vasoḥ: of Vasu
• vasoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• putrāḥ: sons
• putrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th), Plural

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Plural

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; enclitic

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• droṇaḥ: Droṇa
• droṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: droṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• prāṇaḥ: Prāṇa
• prāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• dhruvaḥ: Dhruva
• dhruvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• arkaḥ: Arka (Sun)
• arkaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• agniḥ: Agni (Fire)
• agniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• doṣaḥ: Doṣa (evening)
• doṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vāstuḥ: Vāstu
• vāstuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāstu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• vibhāvasuḥ: Vibhāvasu
• vibhāvasuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• droṇasya: of Droṇa
• droṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: droṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• abhimateḥ: of Abhimatī
• abhimateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhimatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• patnyā: by (his) wife
• patnyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• harṣa-śoka-bhaya-ādayaḥ: Joy, sorrow, fear, etc. (as sons)
• harṣa-śoka-bhaya-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva compound (समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) with ādi 'etc.'; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Characters & Entities

• Saṅkalpā
• Saṅkalpa
• Kāma
• Vasu
• Vasus

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the origin of desire (Kāma)?

This verse states that Kāma (desire) is remembered as arising from Saṅkalpa—personified resolve/intention—indicating desire follows mental conception.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī listing the Vasus and their genealogy?

In this section he is mapping the cosmic family lines (devatā lineages) to show how universal administration and various beings arise through Dakṣa’s progeny.

Practical application of this teaching about saṅkalpa and kāma in modern life?

Guarding one’s intentions and repeated mental resolves helps regulate desires; purifying saṅkalpa through bhakti reshapes what the heart longs for.