Srimad Bhagavatam — Prathama Skandha, Shloka 12

Inauspicious Omens and Arjuna’s Return from Dvārakā

Devanagari script

शिवैषोद्यन्तमादित्यमभिरौत्यनलानना । मामङ्ग सारमेयोऽयमभिरेभत्यभीरुवत् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

śivaiṣodyantam ādityam abhirauty analānanā mām aṅga sārameyo ’yam abhirebhaty abhīruvat

Translation

ହେ ଭୀମ! ଦେଖ, ଏହି ଶିଆଳି ଉଦୟମାନ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ଦେଖି ହୁଁକାର ଦେଉଛି ଏବଂ ଯେନେ ଅଗ୍ନି ଉଗଳୁଛି; ଏହି କୁକୁର ମଧ୍ୟ ନିର୍ଭୟରେ ମୋତେ ଭୁଁକୁଛି।

Synonyms

• śiva: auspicious
• śiva: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used predicatively with eṣaḥ (śivaḥ/śivam) in sense ‘auspicious’

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• udyantam: rising
• udyantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + i (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; masculine; qualifying ādityam

• ādityam: the sun
• ādityam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• abhirauti: howls at
• abhirauti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + ru (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• analānanā: the fire-faced (bitch/dog)
• analānanā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anala (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; बहुव्रीहि ‘she whose face/mouth is like fire’ (dog)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• aṅga: O dear/indeed
• aṅga: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṅga (अव्यय/सम्बोधन)
• Form: Particle of address/emphasis (निपात)

• sārameyaḥ: a dog
• sārameyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārameya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• abhirebhati: barks at, yelps at
• abhirebhati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + rebh (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• abhīru-vat: like a timid one
• abhīru-vat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhīru (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: Adverbial -वत् (vat) formation; indeclinable manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

Purport

These are some bad omens indicating something undesirable in the near future.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Draupadī

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about omens and unusual animal behavior?

This verse presents an inauspicious omen: a jackal howling at the rising sun and barking fearlessly, indicating a disturbance in the natural order and impending misfortune.

Why did Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja say this to Draupadī?

In the narrative of Canto 1, Chapter 14, Yudhiṣṭhira is observing troubling signs as Kṛṣṇa has not yet returned; he shares these omens with Draupadī as his anxiety grows about an impending calamity.

Practical application of recognizing omens in modern life?

Rather than superstition, the takeaway is alertness: when patterns feel “off,” respond with sobriety, prayer, and responsible action—strengthening dharma and reliance on the Lord in uncertain times.