Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 44

Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

इति सञ्चिन्त्य भगवान्मारीच: कुरुनन्दन । उवाच किञ्चित् कुपित आत्मानं च विगर्हयन् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

iti sañcintya bhagavān mārīcaḥ kurunandana uvāca kiñcit kupita ātmānaṁ ca vigarhayan

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī disse: Kaśyapa Muni, pensando dessa maneira, ficou um tanto zangado. Condenando a si mesmo, ó Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendente de Kuru, ele falou com Diti da seguinte maneira.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (thus)

• सञ्चिन्त्य: having reflected
• सञ्चिन्त्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्√चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मारीचः: Marīci
• मारीचः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुरुनन्दन: O delight of the Kurus
• कुरुनन्दन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु-नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुरूणां नन्दनः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• किञ्चित्: a little, somewhat
• किञ्चित्: Manner/Extent (परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक (somewhat/a little)

• कुपितः: angered
• कुपितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (प्रातिपदिक; √कुप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त विशेषण

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• विगर्हयन्: rebuking (himself)
• विगर्हयन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√गर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa (son of Mārīci)
• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about self-reproach and self-correction?

This verse shows that even a great sage may feel a surge of anger, yet he immediately turns inward—reproaching himself—highlighting the Bhagavatam’s emphasis on self-discipline and conscious correction.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit as ‘Kurunandana’ here?

Śukadeva is narrating to Parīkṣit and affectionately addresses him by his dynastic epithet, maintaining the teacher-disciple narrative frame while introducing Kaśyapa’s forthcoming words.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

Before reacting in anger, pause and reflect; if agitation arises, acknowledge it and correct yourself—choosing words guided by dharma rather than impulse.