Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 2

Mahārāja Sagara, Kapila Muni, and the Deliverance of the Sixty Thousand Sons

Devanagari script

भरुकस्तत्सुतस्तस्माद् वृकस्तस्यापि बाहुक: । सोऽरिभिर्हृतभू राजा सभार्यो वनमाविशत् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

bharukas tat-sutas tasmād vṛkas tasyāpi bāhukaḥ so ’ribhir hṛta-bhū rājā sabhāryo vanam āviśat

Translation

Putra Vijaya ialah Bharuka, putra Bharuka ialah Vṛka, dan putra Vṛka ialah Bāhuka. Musuh-musuh Raja Bāhuka merampas seluruh miliknya; maka sang raja, bersama istrinya, mengambil jalan vānaprastha dan masuk ke hutan.

Synonyms

• vṛddham: aged/old
• vṛddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; used adjectivally

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• pañcatām: death (becoming the five elements)
• pañcatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘state of five-ness’ = death (becoming the five elements)

• prāptam: having reached/attained
• prāptam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त) with prefix pra-; Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with tam

• mahiṣī: the queen
• mahiṣī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• anumariṣyatī: was about to die after him / would follow him in death
• anumariṣyatī: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√mṛ (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (Periphrastic future/लुट्) or simple future sense; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; Parasmaipada; ‘will follow in death’

• aurveṇa: by Aurva (ṛṣi)
• aurveṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aurva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana (instrumental of agent)

• jānatā: by (one) knowing
• jānatā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present participle/शतृ) in instrumental singular: Puṁliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; ‘by the knowing (one)’

• ātmānam: the self
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• prajāvantam: having offspring
• prajāvantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prajāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; possessive adjective (मतुप्)

• nivāritā: was restrained/prevented
• nivāritā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with mahiṣī; ‘having been restrained/prevented’

Characters & Entities

• Bharuka
• Vṛka
• Bāhuka

FAQs

Who is King Bāhuka in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9?

In Canto 9, Chapter 8, Bāhuka is presented in the Sagara dynasty line as the son of Vṛka; he is a king who loses his kingdom to enemies and goes to the forest with his wife.

Why did King Bāhuka go to the forest according to the Bhagavata Purana?

This verse states that enemies seized his kingdom, and as a dispossessed ruler he entered the forest along with his wife.

What is the practical lesson of Bāhuka’s exile in modern life?

The verse highlights the instability of worldly position and encourages steadiness and detachment—when circumstances change, one can still uphold dignity, duty, and inner spiritual direction.