Shloka 32

Parīkṣit’s Inquiry into Vṛtrāsura’s Bhakti and the Beginning of Citraketu’s Trial

Devanagari script

अथ काल उपावृत्ते कुमार: समजायत । जनयन् शूरसेनानां श‍ृण्वतां परमां मुदम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

atha kāla upāvṛtte kumāraḥ samajāyata janayan śūrasenānāṁ śṛṇvatāṁ paramāṁ mudam

Translation

Depois, no devido tempo, nasceu um filho ao rei. Ao ouvirem a notícia, todos os habitantes de Śūrasena ficaram imensamente felizes.

Synonyms

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• काले: when the time
• काले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• उपावृत्ते: having come around (arrived)
• उपावृत्ते: विशेषण (Qualifier of काले)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आ-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘उपावृत्त’ = returned/come around

• कुमारः: the boy/prince
• कुमारः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समजायत: was born
• समजायत: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्- (समजायत = was born)

• जनयन्: producing/causing
• जनयन्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भाव (concomitant action)

• शूरसेनानाम्: of the Śūrasenas
• शूरसेनानाम्: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (Genitive: for whom/among whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• शृण्वताम्: of those listening
• शृण्वताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ) का षष्ठी-बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of those who were hearing’

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of मुदम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• मुदम्: joy
• मुदम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of जनयन्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Kumāra (the newborn son)
• Śūrasenas

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the happiness of having a child?

This verse shows that when a child is born at the destined time, family and community naturally feel great joy—yet in the broader narrative this joy can later become a source of attachment and suffering if not rooted in devotion.

Who is speaking this verse in Srimad Bhagavatam 6.14?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing the events surrounding Citraketu and the birth of a son.

Practical application: what does this verse teach for modern life?

Celebrate life’s blessings with gratitude, but remember that worldly joy is temporary; anchor family happiness in dharma and bhakti so it does not turn into binding attachment.