Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 32

Manu Offers Devahūti to Kardama; The Sage Accepts with a Devotional Vow

Devanagari script

बर्हिष्मतीं नाम विभुर्यां निर्विश्य समावसत् । तस्यां प्रविष्टो भवनं तापत्रयविनाशनम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

barhiṣmatīṁ nāma vibhur yāṁ nirviśya samāvasat tasyāṁ praviṣṭo bhavanaṁ tāpa-traya-vināśanam

Translation

Ману вошёл в город Бархишмати, где прежде жил, и затем вступил в свой дворец, чья умиротворяющая атмосфера уничтожала три страдания материального бытия.

Synonyms

• बर्हिष्मतीम्: Barhiṣmatī (city)
• बर्हिष्मतीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; entered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिष्मती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नगर-नाम

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Name-apposition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देश (called)

• विभुः: the mighty one
• विभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• याम्: which
• याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; which city)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• निर्विश्य: having entered
• निर्विश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), ‘having entered’

• समावसत्: resided
• समावसत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘dwelt/resided’

• तस्याम्: in that (city)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रविष्टः: entered
• प्रविष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; agrees with implied ‘विभुः’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘having entered/entered’

• भवनम्: house/palace
• भवनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘प्रविष्टः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ताप-त्रय-विनाशनम्: destroying the threefold sufferings
• ताप-त्रय-विनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘भवनम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताप (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: तापत्रयस्य विनाशनम् (destroyer of the threefold miseries)

Purport

The material world, or material existential life, is filled with threefold miseries: miseries pertaining to the body and mind, miseries pertaining to natural disturbances and miseries inflicted by other living entities. Human society is meant to create a spiritual atmosphere by spreading the spirit of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The miseries of material existence cannot affect the status of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. It is not that the miseries of the material world completely vanish when one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but for one who is Kṛṣṇa conscious the miseries of material existence have no effect. We cannot stop the miseries of the material atmosphere, but Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the antiseptic method to protect us from being affected by the miseries of material existence. For a Kṛṣṇa conscious person, both living in heaven and living in hell are equal. How Svāyambhuva Manu created an atmosphere wherein he was not affected by material miseries is explained in the following verses.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• Pṛthu Mahārāja (context)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam mean by 'tāpa-traya' (threefold miseries)?

In this verse, 'tāpa-traya' refers to the three kinds of suffering—those arising from one’s own body and mind, from other living beings, and from higher powers/nature—which are said to be destroyed in the Lord’s sanctified presence.

Who is speaking this verse in Canto 3 Chapter 22 of Bhagavatam?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this section of the Bhāgavatam to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, describing the Lord’s actions within the unfolding royal lineage narrative.

How can this verse be applied in modern life to reduce suffering?

It teaches that turning one’s home and heart into a place of the Lord’s presence—through remembrance, worship, and devotional practice—brings relief from mental distress, conflict with others, and anxiety about uncontrollable events.