Shloka 3

Purūravā’s Song of Renunciation and the Glory of Sādhu-saṅga

Devanagari script

सङ्गं न कुर्यादसतां शिश्न‍ोदरतृपां क्व‍‍चित् । तस्यानुगस्तमस्यन्धे पतत्यन्धानुगान्धवत् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

saṅgaṁ na kuryād asatāṁ śiśnodara-tṛpāṁ kvacit tasyānugas tamasy andhe pataty andhānugāndha-vat

Translation

လိင်ဆန္ဒနှင့် ဝမ်းဗိုက်အာသာကိုသာ ဖြည့်ဆည်းလိုသော လောကီဝါဒီများနှင့် မည်သည့်အခါမျှ မပေါင်းသင်းသင့်။ သူတို့ကိုလိုက်လျှင် မျက်ကန်းက မျက်ကန်းကိုလိုက်သကဲ့သို့ အမှောင်နက်နက်၏ ချိုင့်ထဲသို့ ကျရောက်မည်။

Synonyms

• सङ्गम्: association, company
• सङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपदम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• कुर्यात्: should do/make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; विधेयक्रिया

• असताम्: of the wicked/impious
• असताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of)

• शिश्न-उदर-तृपाम्: those who are gratified by genitals and belly (sex and food)
• शिश्न-उदर-तृपाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिश्न (प्रातिपदिक) + उदर (प्रातिपदिक) + तृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीह्यर्थे तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; असताम् इति विशेषणम्

• क्वचित्: ever, at any time
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him)

• अनुगः: a follower
• अनुगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्

• तमसि: in darkness
• तमसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in)

• अन्धे: blind (dark)
• अन्धे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तमसि इति विशेषणम्

• पतति: falls
• पतति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अन्ध-अनुग-अन्ध-वत्: like a blind man following a blind man
• अन्ध-अनुग-अन्ध-वत्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (simile marker -वत्); पूर्वपदसमूहः तत्पुरुषवत् (determinative chain)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about avoiding bad association (asat-sanga)?

This verse warns that one should not associate with impious people absorbed in sex and appetite, because following them leads into the blind darkness of ignorance.

Why did Krishna say this to Uddhava in the Uddhava Gita?

Krishna was instructing Uddhava on renunciation and devotion, emphasizing that spiritual life is protected by avoiding degrading company that strengthens lust, greed, and ignorance.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Choose uplifting company and media, avoid environments that normalize indulgence and addiction, and cultivate sādhusanga, discipline, and devotional practices that purify desire.