Shloka 40

Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Homecoming, Sacrificial Assembly, and Instruction on Devotional Kingship

Devanagari script

पुमाँल्लभेतानतिवेलमात्मन: प्रसीदतोऽत्यन्तशमं स्वत: स्वयम् । यन्नित्यसम्बन्धनिषेवया तत: परं किमत्रास्ति मुखं हविर्भुजाम् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

pumāḻ labhetānativelam ātmanaḥ prasīdato ’tyanta-śamaṁ svataḥ svayam yan-nitya-sambandha-niṣevayā tataḥ paraṁ kim atrāsti mukhaṁ havir-bhujām

Translation

ブラーフマナとヴァイシュナヴァに日々仕えるなら、心の垢は洗い清められ、至上の安らぎと離欲、そして解脱を味わう。この世においてブラーフマナへの奉仕に勝る行いはない。多くの供犠が勧められる供物受納の神々さえ、それによって喜ぶからである。

Synonyms

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (M, Nom, Sg)

• लभेत: may obtain
• लभेत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• अनतिवेलम्: without much delay
• अनतिवेलम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनति-वेल (प्रातिपदिक; अनति + वेल)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: ‘not too late/without much delay’)

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (M, Gen, Sg)

• प्रसीदतः: of the pleased (self)
• प्रसीदतः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसीदत् (कृदन्त; प्र√सद्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Gen Sg); ‘प्रसीदतः (आत्मनः)’

• अत्यन्तशमम्: complete tranquility
• अत्यन्तशमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्यन्त-शम (प्रातिपदिक; अत्यन्त + शम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (M, Acc, Sg); कर्मधारय-समास

• स्वतः: of itself
• स्वतः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतौ/स्वभावे (ablatival adverb: ‘of itself, naturally’)

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मन्यर्थे (emphatic)

• यत्: whose
• यत्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (N, Gen, Sg)

• नित्यसम्बन्धनिषेवया: by constant association and service
• नित्यसम्बन्धनिषेवया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य-सम्बन्ध-निषेवा (प्रातिपदिक; नित्य + सम्बन्ध + निषेवा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (F, Instr, Sg); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative chain)

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb: ‘thereafter/from that’)

• परम्: further, more
• परम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverb: ‘further/more’)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (N, Nom/Acc, Sg); प्रश्नार्थक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• मुखम्: mouth, means
• मुखम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (N, Nom/Acc, Sg)

• हविर्भुजाम्: of the oblation-eaters (gods)
• हविर्भुजाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस्-भुज् (प्रातिपदिक; हविस् + भुज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (M, Gen, Pl); तत्पुरुष-समास (हविः भुङ्क्ते इति)

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (2.65) it is said, prasāde sarva-duḥkhānāṁ hānir asyopajāyate. Unless one is self-satisfied, he cannot be free from the miserable conditions of material existence. Therefore it is essential to render service to the brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas to achieve the perfection of self-satisfaction. Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura therefore says:

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthu Mahārāja
• devatāḥ (havir-bhujaḥ)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attaining peace through devotion?

This verse says that when the Lord is pleased, a person quickly attains supreme peace (atyanta-śama) naturally, by constant cultivation of one’s eternal relationship with Him.

Why does King Pṛthu mention offerings to the demigods (havir-bhujaḥ) here?

He contrasts ritual offerings meant for demigods with the higher result of direct devotion to the Lord, implying that bhakti grants the ultimate perfection beyond ritualistic goals.

How can I apply “nitya-sambandha-niṣevā” in modern life?

Live with daily God-centered practice—hearing and chanting His names, serving devotees, and offering your work—so your relationship with the Lord becomes constant rather than occasional.