Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 31

Pūru-vaṁśa, Duṣmanta–Śakuntalā, and the Rise of Mahārāja Bharata

Devanagari script

जित्वा पुरासुरा देवान् ये रसौकांसि भेजिरे । देवस्त्रियो रसां नीता: प्राणिभि: पुनराहरत् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

jitvā purāsurā devān ye rasaukāṁsi bhejire deva-striyo rasāṁ nītāḥ prāṇibhiḥ punar āharat

Translation

ໃນອະດີດ ຫຼັງຈາກອະສູຣະຊະນະເທວະແລ້ວ ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ໄປອາໄສຢູ່ລະບົບໂລກຕ່ຳຊື່ “ຣະສາຕະລະ” ແລະນຳເອົາພັນລະຍາແລະບຸດສາວຂອງເທວະໄປດ້ວຍ. ແຕ່ມະຫາຣາຊາບະຣະຕະໄດ້ຊ່ວຍກູ້ສະຕຣີເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນພ້ອມບໍລິວານ ອອກຈາກກຳມືອະສູຣະ ແລະນຳສົ່ງຄືນໃຫ້ເທວະອີກຄັ້ງ।

Synonyms

• जित्वा: having conquered
• जित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक; धातु: जि (to conquer)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• असुराः: demons
• असुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• रसौकांसि: the subterranean abodes (Rasātala dwellings)
• रसौकांसि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• भेजिरे: resorted to, took refuge in
• भेजिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• देवस्त्रियः: wives of the gods
• देवस्त्रियः: Karma (कर्म; of āharat)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• रसाम्: to Rasā (the nether region)
• रसाम्: Gati/Adhikaraṇa (गति/अधिकरण; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसा (प्रातिपदिक; रसातल-भूमि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नीताः: carried away
• नीताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (देवस्त्रियः) विशेषण

• प्राणिभिः: by living beings (agents)
• प्राणिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पुनः: again, back
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb of repetition)

• आहरत्: brought back
• आहरत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√हृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Devas
• Deva-striyaḥ (wives of the demigods)
• Bhagavān (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Lord restoring dharma after demonic victory?

This verse describes how, even when demons overpower the demigods and drag their families into Rasā, the Supreme Lord later rescues and restores what was lost—showing His role as the ultimate protector and re-establisher of dharma.

Why were the wives of the demigods taken to Rasā according to Bhagavata Purana?

The verse indicates that after defeating the devas, the asuras seized control and carried the deva-striyaḥ into the subterranean region called Rasā—illustrating the oppression that follows adharma when power is misused.

Practical application of the Lord’s protection described in this shloka in modern life?

When injustice or loss seems overwhelming, this verse encourages steadiness in faith and righteous action: outcomes may change suddenly by higher arrangement, and dharma-oriented perseverance is never wasted.