Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 30

Brahmā Worships Vāmana; the Demons Attack; Bali is Bound and Questioned About the Third Step

Devanagari script

यावत् तपत्यसौ गोभिर्यावदिन्दु: सहोडुभि: । यावद् वर्षति पर्जन्यस्तावती भूरियं तव ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

yāvat tapaty asau gobhir yāvad induḥ sahoḍubhiḥ yāvad varṣati parjanyas tāvatī bhūr iyaṁ tava

Translation

太陽が星々とともに輝き、月が光を放ち、雲が雨を降らせるかぎり、この宇宙に広がる大地はすべて汝の所有である。

Synonyms

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), सम्बन्धबोधक-काल/परिमाणवाचक (correlative: 'as long as/so long')

• tapati: shines/burns
• tapati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• asau: that (sun)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• gobhiḥ: with rays (lit. with cows)
• gobhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, यावत्-तावत्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• induḥ: the moon
• induḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सह (preposition-like indeclinable) = 'together with'

• uḍubhiḥ: with the stars
• uḍubhiḥ: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uḍu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), बहुवचन

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, यावत्-तावत्-सम्बन्ध

• varṣati: rains
• varṣati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• parjanyaḥ: the rain-cloud
• parjanyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parjanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tāvatī: so much/so great
• tāvatī: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक विशेषण (correlative to yāvat)

• bhūḥ: earth/land
• bhūḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iyam: this
• iyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Characters & Entities

• Parjanya
• Surya
• Chandra

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about righteous rule (rajadharma) and prosperity?

This verse links stable governance with the ongoing harmony of nature—sun, moon, and rain—implying that dharmic leadership is blessed with sustained prosperity and order.

Why is Parjanya (rain) mentioned along with the sun and moon in this Bhagavatam verse?

Parjanya represents nourishment and livelihood; by naming sun, moon, and rain together, the verse invokes the key cosmic supports of life to bless enduring sovereignty.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

See leadership and responsibility as sacred stewardship: when one acts ethically and protects others, stability and well-being naturally increase—symbolized here by regularity in nature.