Shloka 25

The Forest of Material Existence: Jaḍa Bharata Instructs King Rahūgaṇa

Devanagari script

सौवीरपतिरपि सुजनसमवगतपरमात्मसतत्त्व आत्मन्यविद्याध्यारोपितां च देहात्ममतिं विससर्ज । एवं हि नृप भगवदाश्रिताश्रितानुभाव: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

sauvīra-patir api sujana-samavagata-paramātma-satattva ātmany avidyādhyāropitāṁ ca dehātma-matiṁ visasarja; evaṁ hi nṛpa bhagavad-āśritāśritānubhāvaḥ.

Translation

Получив наставления великого преданного Джада-Бхараты, царь Рахугана из Саувиры полностью осознал высшую истину о душе и окончательно оставил телесное самоотождествление, навязанное невежеством. О царь, такова слава прибежища у преданных, прибежавших к Бхагавану: тот, кто принимает покровительство «слуги слуги Господа», без труда отказывается от телесного сознания и прославляется.

Synonyms

• sauvīra-patiḥ: the king of Sauvīra
• sauvīra-patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauvīra + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sauvīrasya patiḥ)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• sujana-samavagata-paramātma-satattvaḥ: whose understanding of the Supreme Self’s truth was recognized by the wise
• sujana-samavagata-paramātma-satattvaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sujana + samavagata + paramātman + satattva (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘he whose knowledge of the Supreme Self’s truth is well-understood (samavagata) by good people’

• ātmani: in the self
• ātmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• avidyā-adhyāropitām: superimposed by ignorance
• avidyā-adhyāropitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avidyā + adhyāropita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: ‘superimposed by ignorance’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• deha-ātma-matim: the body-as-self notion
• deha-ātma-matim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha + ātman + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘the notion that the body is the self’

• visasarja: abandoned/let go
• visasarja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• bhagavat-āśrita-āśrita-anubhāvaḥ: the potency of those sheltered in the Lord (that shelters others)
• bhagavat-āśrita-āśrita-anubhāvaḥ: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat + āśrita + āśrita + anubhāva (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘the influence/power (anubhāva) of those dependent on the Lord, (which) supports dependents’ (textual epithet)

Purport

As stated in Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Madhya 22.54) :

Characters & Entities

• Sauvīra-pati (King of Sauvīra)
• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• Bhagavān (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about giving up the bodily conception of life?

This verse says bodily identification is an ignorance-based superimposition on the self, and it can be abandoned through realizing Paramātmā-tattva—especially by the influence of saintly association and devotion.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit Mahārāja here?

Śukadeva is instructing the King by highlighting a concrete transformation—how a ruler gave up dehātma-buddhi—showing Parīkṣit the practical potency of taking shelter of Bhagavān and His devotees.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Seek regular sādhusanga (association of sincere devotees), study Bhagavatam with humility, and practice bhakti (hearing, chanting, remembering) to weaken ego-based identity and cultivate self-understanding beyond the body.