Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 3

The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā

Devanagari script

योऽसौ सत्यव्रतो नाम राजर्षिर्द्रविडेश्वर: । ज्ञानं योऽतीतकल्पान्ते लेभे पुरुषसेवया ॥ २ ॥ स वै विवस्वत: पुत्रो मनुरासीदिति श्रुतम् । त्वत्तस्तस्य सुता:प्रोक्ता इक्ष्वाकुप्रमुखा नृपा: ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

yo ’sau satyavrato nāma rājarṣir draviḍeśvaraḥ jñānaṁ yo ’tīta-kalpānte lebhe puruṣa-sevayā

Translation

ଦ୍ରବିଡଦେଶର ରାଜର୍ଷି ସତ୍ୟବ୍ରତ ପୂର୍ବ କଳ୍ପାନ୍ତେ ପରମପୁରୁଷଙ୍କ ସେବାରେ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଜ୍ଞାନ ପାଇଥିଲେ। ଶ୍ରୁତି କହେ, ସେଇ ଜଣେ ବିବସ୍ୱାନଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ବୈବସ୍ୱତ ମନୁ ହେଲେ। ଏହି ଜ୍ଞାନ ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କଠାରୁ ପାଇଛି; ଇକ୍ଷ୍ୱାକୁ ଆଦି ନୃପମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର—ଆପଣ ପୂର୍ବେ କହିଛନ୍ତି।

Synonyms

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• asau: that (person)
• asau: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ-सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• satyavrataḥ: Satyavrata (one whose vow is truth)
• satyavrataḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (satya-sya vrataḥ → satyavrataḥ)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Specifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देशक (particle meaning ‘by name’)

• rājarṣiḥ: royal sage
• rājarṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (rājñaḥ ṛṣiḥ)

• draviḍeśvaraḥ: lord of the Draviḍa country
• draviḍeśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: draviḍa + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (draviḍānām īśvaraḥ)

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• atīta-kalpānte: at the end of the previous kalpa
• atīta-kalpānte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atīta + kalpa + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समाससमूहः: atītaḥ kalpaḥ (कर्मधारय) + tasya antaḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• lebhe: obtained
• lebhe: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• puruṣa-sevayā: by service to the Supreme Person
• puruṣa-sevayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa + sevā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (puruṣasya sevā)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अन्वादेश-सर्वनाम

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• vivasvataḥ: of Vivasvān (the Sun-god)
• vivasvataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivasvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

• śrutam: is heard/traditionally known
• śrutam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √śru)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• tvत्ताḥ: from you
• tvत्ताḥ: Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from you’

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sutāḥ: sons/offspring
• sutāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• proktāḥ: have been described
• proktāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prokta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √vac with pra-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) used predicatively ‘have been told’

• ikṣvāku-pramukhāḥ: with Ikṣvāku as the chief
• ikṣvāku-pramukhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ikṣvāku + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ikṣvākuḥ pramukhaḥ yeṣām) = ‘having Ikṣvāku as foremost’

• nṛpāḥ: kings
• nṛpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Satyavrata
• Vaivasvata Manu
• Vivasvān
• Ikṣvāku

FAQs

Who is Vaivasvata Manu in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Vaivasvata Manu is the Manu of the present manvantara, described here as the son of Vivasvān (the sun-god) and identified with Satyavrata.

What does this verse say about Ikshvaku in Bhagavata Purana?

It introduces Ikṣvāku as the foremost among Manu’s sons (or royal descendants) whose line of kings will be described next.

How can devotees apply this teaching in modern life?

It encourages faith in guru-paramparā and śāstra—receiving spiritual history and dharma through authentic hearing (śravaṇa) and honoring sacred lineage.