Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 30

Bali Mahārāja’s Empowerment and Conquest of Indra’s City

Prelude to Vāmana’s Petition

Devanagari script

तस्मान्निलयमुत्सृज्य यूयं सर्वे त्रिविष्टपम् । यात कालं प्रतीक्षन्तो यत: शत्रोर्विपर्यय: ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

tasmān nilayam utsṛjya yūyaṁ sarve tri-viṣṭapam yāta kālaṁ pratīkṣanto yataḥ śatror viparyayaḥ

Translation

Portanto, deixai todos Triviṣṭapa, o reino celeste, e ide para outro lugar; aguardai até que a situação dos inimigos se inverta, onde não possam ver-vos.

Synonyms

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात् = तद्-शब्दात् पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण निपातवत् (ablatival adverb) ‘therefore/from that’

• निलयम्: abode, dwelling
• निलयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उत्सृज्य: having left
• उत्सृज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having abandoned/left’

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘all’ (qualifying यूयम्)

• त्रिविष्टपम्: Svarga, the heavenly world
• त्रिविष्टपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समास: त्रि+विष्टप (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘three-tiered heaven’)

• यात: go
• यात: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रतीक्षन्तः: waiting
• प्रतीक्षन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति+ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘waiting’ (agreeing with यूयम्)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; यतः = यत्-शब्दात् पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण निपातवत् ‘because/from which’ (causal)

• शत्रोः: of the enemy
• शत्रोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• विपर्ययः: reversal, downfall
• विपर्ययः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपर्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Devas (demigods)
• Asuras (enemies of the devas)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about waiting for the right time to act?

This verse teaches strategic patience: when circumstances are unfavorable, one should withdraw and wait for the proper time, trusting that destiny can bring a reversal to the enemy.

Why did Bṛhaspati tell the demigods to leave their residence and go to Triviṣṭapa?

Bṛhaspati advised the devas to temporarily withdraw and regroup in Svarga, anticipating that the enemy’s advantage would not last and would soon be overturned by providence.

How can this Bhagavatam verse be applied in modern life?

When facing a stronger opponent or a difficult situation, step back from unwise confrontation, seek a safe position, and act with timing—combining prudence with faith that situations can change.