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Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 52

Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation

Devanagari script

एकस्तपस्व्यहमथाम्भसि मत्स्यसङ्गात् पञ्चाशदासमुत पञ्चसहस्रसर्ग: । नान्तं व्रजाम्युभयकृत्यमनोरथानां मायागुणैर्हृतमतिर्विषयेऽर्थभाव: ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

ekas tapasvy aham athāmbhasi matsya-saṅgāt pañcāśad āsam uta pañca-sahasra-sargaḥ nāntaṁ vrajāmy ubhaya-kṛtya-manorathānāṁ māyā-guṇair hṛta-matir viṣaye ’rtha-bhāvaḥ

Translation

ಆದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಯೋಗತಪಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತನಾಗಿದ್ದೆ; ನಂತರ ಮೀನುಗಳ ಮೈಥುನ-ಸಂಗದಿಂದ ವಿವಾಹಾಸೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿತು. ಬಳಿಕ ನಾನು ಐವತ್ತು ಪತ್ನಿಗಳ ಪತಿಯಾಗಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ನೂರು ನೂರು ಪುತ್ರರನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದೆ; ಹೀಗೆ ನನ್ನ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಐದು ಸಾವಿರಕ್ಕೆ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಯಿತು. ಮಾಯಾಗುಣಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಹರಣಮಾಡಿ, ವಿಷಯಸুখದಲ್ಲೇ ಸುಖವೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿದೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಇಹಲೋಕ-ಪರಲೋಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ಭೋಗಾಶೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಂತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ।

Synonyms

एकःalone

तपस्वीan ascetic

अहम्I

अथthen/now

अम्भसिin water

मत्स्य-सङ्गात्from association with fish

पञ्चाशत्fifty

आसम्I was

उतand/also

पञ्च-सहस्र-सर्गःa creation/offspring of five thousand (i.e., 5000 progeny)

नnot

अन्तम्end/limit

व्रजामिI reach/go to

उभय-कृत्य-मनोरथानाम्of desires for both kinds of duties (worldly & spiritual)

माया-गुणैःby the qualities of māyā

हृत-मतिḥone whose mind is stolen

विषयेin sense-objects

अर्थ-भावःmaterial-mindedness/interest in objects

Characters & Entities

Śukadeva Gosvāmī

the ascetic sage

fish (matsya)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attachment born from association (saṅga)?

This verse warns that even a tapasvī can become bound when association awakens desire; māyā’s modes then steal discernment and make sense-objects appear supremely meaningful.

Why does the speaker mention being affected by a fish (matsya-saṅga) in water?

It is a vivid example showing how seemingly small contact can trigger deep entanglement—desire multiplies, time is consumed, and one forgets the true spiritual aim.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Choose uplifting association, limit sense-driven inputs, and regularly re-anchor the mind in bhakti practices so that māyā does not redirect life into endless plans and cravings.