Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 37

Genealogies of Svāyambhuva Manu, the Appearance of Yajña, and Atri’s Sons

Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva Expansions

Devanagari script

तस्य यक्षपतिर्देव: कुबेरस्त्विडविडासुत: । रावण: कुम्भकर्णश्च तथान्यस्यां विभीषण: ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

tasya yakṣa-patir devaḥ kuberas tv iḍaviḍā-sutaḥ rāvaṇaḥ kumbhakarṇaś ca tathānyasyāṁ vibhīṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Viśravā memiliki dua istri. Dari Iḍaviḍā lahirlah Kuvera, dewa penguasa para Yakṣa; dan dari istri lainnya lahir Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa, serta Vibhīṣaṇa.

Synonyms

• तस्य: of him (Viśravā)
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यक्षपतिः: lord of the Yakṣas
• यक्षपतिः: समनाधिकरण/विशेष्य (Appositional predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): यक्षाणाम् + पतिः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवः: a god
• देवः: समनाधिकरण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: कर्ता/समनाधिकरण (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• इडविडासुतः: son of Iḍaviḍā
• इडविडासुतः: समनाधिकरण (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इडविडा + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): इडविडायाः + सुतः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: कर्ता/समुच्चित (Co-listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुम्भकर्णः: Kumbhakarṇa
• कुम्भकर्णः: कर्ता/समुच्चित (Co-listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: कुम्भ (pot) + कर्ण (ear); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तथा: also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थे (also/likewise)

• अन्यस्याम्: in another (wife)
• अन्यस्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); 'in another (wife)' (elliptic: भार्यायाम्)

• विभीषणः: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणः: कर्ता/समुच्चित (Co-listed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Iḍaviḍā
• Rāvaṇa
• Kumbhakarṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Yakṣas

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kubera as the lord of the Yakshas?

This verse identifies Kubera as the divine Yakṣa-pati (leader of the Yakṣas) and states that he was born as the son of Iḍaviḍā.

How are Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana connected in the Bhagavatam?

The verse lists them as brothers born in the same lineage, with Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa from one wife and Vibhīṣaṇa from another.

What is the practical spiritual lesson from Bhagavatam genealogies like this verse?

Genealogies remind readers that greatness or power by birth does not guarantee dharma; one should choose righteous conduct and devotion, as seen in the contrast implied between figures like Rāvaṇa and Vibhīṣaṇa.