Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 24

King Vena’s Tyranny, the Sages’ Counsel, and the Birth of Niṣāda

Devanagari script

अवजानन्त्यमी मूढा नृपरूपिणमीश्वरम् । नानुविन्दन्ति ते भद्रमिह लोके परत्र च ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

avajānanty amī mūḍhā nṛpa-rūpiṇam īśvaram nānuvindanti te bhadram iha loke paratra ca

Translation

ଯେ ମୂଢ଼ ଲୋକ ରାଜରୂପେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ ଅବଜ୍ଞା କରି ପୂଜା କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ, ସେମାନେ ଇହଲୋକେ ଓ ପରଲୋକେ ସୁଖ-ମଙ୍ଗଳ ପାଆନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।

Synonyms

• avajānanti: they disrespect / disregard
• avajānanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• amī: these (people)
• amī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• mūḍhāḥ: fools
• mūḍhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• nṛpa-rūpiṇam: (him) who has the form of a king
• nṛpa-rūpiṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): नृपस्य रूपम् यस्य (having the form of a king); पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• anuvindanti: they obtain / find
• anuvindanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu√vid (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• bhadram: good fortune / welfare
• bhadram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (masc), सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• paratra: hereafter / in the next world
• paratra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paratra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about disrespecting the Supreme Lord?

This verse warns that those who deride the Lord—especially when He appears in an apparently ordinary role—lose auspiciousness both materially and spiritually.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention the Lord appearing in the form of a king?

In the Canto 4 narrative around the rise of righteous rule, Śukadeva highlights that the Lord may manifest through kingly authority; mocking such divine arrangement blocks one’s welfare.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Avoid cynicism and contempt toward genuine spiritual authority and God’s presence in everyday forms; cultivate humility and reverence to invite lasting well-being.