Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 7

Śaryāti, Sukanyā, Cyavana Muni, the Aśvinī-kumāras, and Kakudmī-Revatī

Baladeva Marriage

Devanagari script

सुकन्या प्राह पितरं भीता किञ्चित् कृतं मया । द्वे ज्योतिषी अजानन्त्या निर्भिन्ने कण्टकेन वै ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

sukanyā prāha pitaraṁ bhītā kiñcit kṛtaṁ mayā dve jyotiṣī ajānantyā nirbhinne kaṇṭakena vai

Translation

ດ້ວຍຄວາມຢ້ານກົວ ສຸກັນຍາໄດ້ກ່າວກັບພໍ່ວ່າ: “ຂ້ານ້ອຍໄດ້ເຮັດຜິດບາງຢ່າງ; ໂດຍບໍ່ຮູ້ ຂ້ານ້ອຍໄດ້ໃຊ້ໜາມແທງສິ່ງທີ່ສ່ອງແສງສອງຢ່າງນີ້”

Synonyms

• सुकन्या: Sukanyā
• सुकन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (nominative singular)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु; √अह्/√ब्रू-आदेश)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पितरम्: to (her) father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative singular)

• भीता: afraid
• भीता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु) → भीत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• किञ्चित्: something
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् + चित् (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite: 'something/a little')

• कृतम्: has been done
• कृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle: 'done')

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-द्विवचन (numeral: two)

• ज्योतिषी: two luminous (eyes)
• ज्योतिषी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-द्विवचन (nom./acc. dual)

• अजानन्त्या: while not knowing/unknowingly
• अजानन्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-जानत् (प्रातिपदिक; शतृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), नकार-प्रत्ययेन निषेधः (not knowing)

• निर्भिन्ने: pierced
• निर्भिन्ने: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-भिद् (धातु) → निर्भिन्न (प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (split/pierced)

• कण्टकेन: with a thorn
• कण्टकेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Characters & Entities

• Sukanyā
• Śaryāti

FAQs

What is the meaning of Bhagavatam 9.3.7 where Sukanyā says she pierced “two lights”?

Sukanyā admits to her father that, without understanding what they were, she pierced two shining objects—referring to the eyes of the sage (Chyavana) who was hidden/covered, setting the next events of the narrative in motion.

Why did Sukanyā tell her father Śaryāti that she had done something wrong?

She was afraid because her action was unintended yet serious; she immediately confessed to her father, which reflects accountability and the unfolding of karmic consequences in the story.

What practical lesson does this verse teach for modern life?

Act carefully and avoid harming others through ignorance; when mistakes happen, admit them promptly and seek to correct them—an essential aspect of dharma and integrity.