Shloka 32

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

देवेऽवर्षति काशीश: श्वफल्कायागताय वै । स्वसुतां गान्दिनीं प्रादात् ततोऽवर्षत् स्म काशिषु ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

deve ’varṣati kāśīśaḥ śvaphalkāyāgatāya vai sva-sutāṁ gāṇdinīṁ prādāt tato ’varṣat sma kāśiṣu

Translation

ദേവരാജൻ ഇന്ദ്രൻ കാശിയിൽ മഴ തടഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, കാശീശൻ അവിടെ എത്തിയ ശ്വഫൽക്കനു തന്റെ പുത്രി ഗാന്ദിനിയെ ദാനമായി നൽകി; ഉടൻ കാശിയിൽ മഴ പെയ്തു।

Synonyms

• देवे: when the god (Indra)
• देवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; अधिकरण (locative absolute context)

• अवर्षति: did not rain
• अवर्षति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ/लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; negated by context: 'did not rain'

• काशीशः: the king of Kāśī
• काशीशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kāśyāḥ īśaḥ)

• श्वफल्काय: to Śvaphalka
• श्वफल्काय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वफल्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• आगताय: who had come
• आगताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá) used adjectivally; Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; agrees with श्वफल्काय

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) for emphasis/indeed

• स्वसुताम्: his own daughter
• स्वसुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय (svā sutā)

• गान्दिनीम्: Gāndinī
• गान्दिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; apposition to स्वसुताम्

• प्रादात्: gave
• प्रादात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ/लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; with preverb प्र-

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence: 'then/from that'

• अवर्षत्: it rained
• अवर्षत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ/लङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• स्म: indeed/then (narrative particle)
• स्म: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) indicating past narration/emphasis

• काशिषु: in Kāśī (the Kāśī lands)
• काशिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; place-locative

Purport

Śvaphalka was Akrūra’s father, and the citizens felt that the son must have the same power as the father. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out that because of Akrūra’s relationship with his maternal grandfather, the King of Kāśī, in a time of difficulty Akrūra went to that city.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśīśa (King of Kāśī)
• Śvaphalka
• Gāndinī
• Deva (rain-god)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about rain returning due to a righteous person?

This verse states that when rain had stopped in Kāśī, the king gave his daughter Gāndinī to Śvaphalka in marriage, and afterward rainfall resumed—indicating the auspicious influence associated with a virtuous, divinely favored person.

Why did the King of Kāśī give his daughter Gāndinī to Śvaphalka?

According to the narrative, Śvaphalka arrived when the rain-god had withheld showers; the king offered his daughter in marriage, and subsequently rain returned, showing the king’s decision was tied to restoring prosperity and auspiciousness in Kāśī.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

The shloka highlights how integrity, devotion, and dharmic association bring harmony and well-being; in modern terms, cultivating virtue and keeping uplifting company can positively influence one’s family and community.