Shloka 3

Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival

Devanagari script

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच पितामहस्य ते यज्ञे राजसूये महात्मन: । बान्धवा: परिचर्यायां तस्यासन्प्रेमबन्धना: ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca pitāmahasya te yajñe rājasūye mahātmanaḥ bāndhavāḥ paricaryāyāṁ tasyāsan prema-bandhanāḥ

Translation

シュリー・バーダラーヤニは言った。「あなたの聖なる祖父のラージャスーヤ大祭において、親族たちは祖父への愛の絆に結ばれ、へりくだって奉仕に励んでいた。」

Synonyms

• śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ: the revered Bādarāyaṇi (Śuka)
• śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-bādarāyaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपाधि-सहित नाम

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• pitāmahasya: of the grandsire (Bhīṣma)
• pitāmahasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• yajñe: in the sacrifice
• yajñe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• rājasūye: in the Rājasūya
• rājasūye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājasūya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; यज्ञ-विशेषण (appositional)

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled one
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• bāndhavāḥ: kinsmen
• bāndhavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• paricaryāyām: in service/attendance
• paricaryāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paricaryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• āsan: were
• āsan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• prema-bandhanāḥ: bound by affection
• prema-bandhanāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prema + bandhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (those bound by love)

Purport

King Yudhiṣṭhira did not force his relatives to accept different tasks at the sacrifice. Rather, out of their love for him they volunteered for such duties.

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Rajasuya sacrifice in Canto 10?

This verse describes the Rājasūya sacrifice of Yudhiṣṭhira, emphasizing that his relatives joyfully took up service roles, united by affection during the sacred ceremony.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī call Yudhiṣṭhira “pitāmaha” (grandfather) while speaking to Parīkṣit?

Because Yudhiṣṭhira is Parīkṣit’s grandfather; Śukadeva addresses Parīkṣit directly (“your grandfather”) to anchor the narration in Parīkṣit’s family history.

Practical application of being “bound by love” in modern devotional life?

Serve family, community, and spiritual practice with affection rather than obligation—turning duty into seva (loving service), which strengthens unity and purity of intention.