Shloka 29

Secondary Creation Begins: Brahmā’s Productions, the Guṇas, and the Emergence of Orders of Beings

Devanagari script

तां क्‍वणच्चरणाम्भोजां मदविह्वललोचनाम् । काञ्चीकलापविलसद्दुकूलच्छन्नरोधसम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

tāṁ kvaṇac-caraṇāmbhojāṁ mada-vihvala-locanām kāñcī-kalāpa-vilasad- dukūla-cchanna-rodhasam

Translation

ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିଥିବା ସେ ଦେହ ସାୟଂସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାର ରୂପ ନେଲା—ଦିନ ଓ ରାତି ମିଳୁଥିବା, କାମକୁ ଉଦ୍ଦୀପିତ କରୁଥିବା ସମୟ। ରଜୋଗୁଣାଧୀନ, ସ୍ୱଭାବତଃ କାମୀ ଅସୁରମାନେ ତାକୁ ଏକ କନ୍ୟା ଭାବିଲେ—ଯାହାର ପଦ୍ମଚରଣରେ ନୂପୁର ଝଙ୍କାର, ମଦମତ ନୟନ, ଏବଂ ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମ ବସ୍ତ୍ରରେ ଢାକା କଟି ଉପରେ କାଞ୍ଚୀ ଝଲମଲ କରୁଥିଲା।

Synonyms

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्वणत्-चरण-अम्भोजाम्: whose lotus-feet were tinkling
• क्वणत्-चरण-अम्भोजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वणत् (कृदन्त) + चरण + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (ताम्); समासः (तत्पुरुष): ‘क्वणत् चरणयोः अम्भोजे (कमले) यस्याः’

• मद-विह्वल-लोचनाम्: with eyes bewildered by intoxication
• मद-विह्वल-लोचनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद + विह्वल + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव): ‘मदेन विह्वले लोचने यस्याः’

• काञ्ची-कलाप-विलसत्-दुकूल-च्छन्न-रोधसम्: whose hips/waist were covered by a shining cloth adorned with a girdle
• काञ्ची-कलाप-विलसत्-दुकूल-च्छन्न-रोधसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्ची + कलाप + विलसत् (कृदन्त) + दुकूल + छन्न (कृदन्त) + रोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः: ‘काञ्चीकलापेन विलसता दुकूलेन छन्नं रोधः (गुह्यप्रदेशः) यस्याः’

Purport

As early morning is the period for spiritual cultivation, the beginning of evening is the period for passion. Demoniac men are generally very fond of sex enjoyment; therefore they very much appreciate the approach of evening. The demons took the approach of the evening twilight to be a beautiful woman, and they began to adore her in various ways. They imagined the twilight to be a very beautiful woman with tinkling bangles on her feet, a girdle on her hips, and beautiful breasts, and for their sexual satisfaction they imagined the appearance of this beautiful girl before them.

Characters & Entities

• Kardama Muni
• Devahūti

FAQs

What is described in Srimad Bhagavatam 3.20.29?

This verse describes Devahūti’s graceful appearance—her ankleted lotus feet, intoxicated eyes, jeweled girdle, and silk garment—as Kardama Muni beholds her.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe Devahūti’s beauty in Canto 3?

He narrates Kardama and Devahūti’s episode to illustrate the unfolding of creation and the Bhagavatam’s teaching that even worldly roles like marriage can be aligned with dharma and devotion.

What practical lesson can a devotee take from this shloka today?

Appreciate beauty without exploitation—see relationships and attraction through the lens of responsibility, self-control, and spiritual purpose (dharma leading toward devotion).