Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 4

Brahmā’s Boons, Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Cosmic Tyranny, and Prahlāda’s Transcendental Qualities

Devanagari script

एवं लब्धवरो दैत्यो बिभ्रद्धेममयं वपु: । भगवत्यकरोद् द्वेषं भ्रातुर्वधमनुस्मरन् ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ labdha-varo daityo bibhrad dhemamayaṁ vapuḥ bhagavaty akarod dveṣaṁ bhrātur vadham anusmaran

Translation

Demikianlah, setelah memperoleh anugerah dan mengenakan tubuh yang berkilau laksana emas, raksasa Hiraṇyakaśipu terus mengingat kematian saudaranya; karena itu ia memelihara kebencian terhadap Tuhan Viṣṇu.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (manner)

• लब्ध-वरः: one who has obtained boons
• लब्ध-वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लब्ध (कृदन्त; √लभ्) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लब्धः वरः यस्य) अर्थे बहुव्रीहि-भाव, परन्तु रूपतः समास-विशेषण

• दैत्यः: the Daitya (demon)
• दैत्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बिभ्रत्: bearing
• बिभ्रत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle)

• हेम-मयम्: made of gold
• हेम-मयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (हेमेन मयम् = made of gold)

• वपुः: body/form
• वपुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भगवति: toward/against the Lord
• भगवति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• अकरोत्: made/produced
• अकरोत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वेषम्: hatred
• द्वेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भ्रातुः: of (his) brother
• भ्रातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वधम्: killing
• वधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अनुस्मरन्: remembering
• अनुस्मरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), क्रियासहचर (concomitant action)

Purport

A demoniac person, in spite of acquiring all the opulences possible to obtain in this universe, continues to be envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyakaśipu
• Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)
• Hiraṇyākṣa

FAQs

Why did Hiranyakashipu develop hatred toward Vishnu in Srimad Bhagavatam?

Because he repeatedly remembered that Bhagavān had killed his brother Hiraṇyākṣa, and that remembrance turned into intense dveṣa (envy/hatred) toward the Lord.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 7.4.4 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing Hiraṇyakaśipu’s condition after receiving boons and becoming fixed in hostility toward Bhagavān.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 7.4.4 for modern life?

Obsessive remembrance of injury and loss fuels hatred; redirecting remembrance toward the Lord and dharmic wisdom transforms the heart and prevents destructive envy.