Shloka 32

Pṛthu Mahārāja’s Homecoming, Sacrificial Assembly, and Instruction on Devotional Kingship

Devanagari script

विनिर्धुताशेषमनोमल: पुमा- नसङ्गविज्ञानविशेषवीर्यवान् । यदङ्‌घ्रिमूले कृतकेतन: पुन- र्न संसृतिं क्लेशवहां प्रपद्यते ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

vinirdhutāśeṣa-mano-malaḥ pumān asaṅga-vijñāna-viśeṣa-vīryavān yad-aṅghri-mūle kṛta-ketanaḥ punar na saṁsṛtiṁ kleśa-vahāṁ prapadyate

Translation

భక్తుడు పరమేశ్వరుడైన శ్రీహరి కమలపాదమూలంలో శరణు పొందినప్పుడు, అతని మనస్సులోని సమస్త మలినతలు, భ్రమలు పూర్తిగా తొలగిపోతాయి; భక్తియోగబలంతో వైరాగ్యం ప్రకాశిస్తుంది. ప్రభువు పాదమూలాశ్రయంతో త్రితాపదుఃఖమయమైన ఈ సంసారానికి అతడు మళ్లీ రాడు.

Synonyms

• vinirdhuta: having removed
• vinirdhuta: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-nir-√dhū (धातु) → vinirdhūta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular) — ‘shaken off/removed’

• aśeṣa-mano-malaḥ: all mental impurity (completely)
• aśeṣa-mano-malaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक) + mala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः समासः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular) — ‘(whose) mind-impurity is without remainder’

• pumān: a man/person
• pumān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• asaṅga-vijñāna-viśeṣa-vīryavān: possessing the power of detached discriminative knowledge
• asaṅga-vijñāna-viśeṣa-vīryavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘vīryavān’ = वत्-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• yat: in which/where
• yat: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Neuter, Locative singular) — सम्बन्धे ‘in which/where’

• aṅghri-mūle: at the root of (His) feet
• aṅghri-mūle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘foot-root’ = ‘at the root of the feet’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative singular)

• kṛta-ketanaḥ: having fixed his abode (taken shelter)
• kṛta-ketanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त) + ketana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (‘made one’s abode/settled’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थे क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• saṁsṛtim: transmigration
• saṁsṛtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṁsṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative singular)

• kleśa-vahām: bearing suffering
• kleśa-vahām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kleśa (प्रातिपदिक) + vahā (√vah धातु, शतृ/आ-प्रत्ययान्त प्रातिपदिक-रूप)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative singular) — saṁsṛtim इति विशेषणम्

• prapadyate: attains/enters
• prapadyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√pad (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद

Purport

As stated by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Śikṣāṣṭaka instructions, by the chanting of the holy name of the Lord — Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare — or by the process of hearing and chanting of the glories of the Lord, one’s mind is gradually cleansed of all dirt. Due to our material association since time immemorial, we have accumulated heaps of dirty things in our minds. The total effect of this takes place when a living entity identifies himself with his body and is thus entrapped by the stringent laws of material nature and put into the cycle of repeated birth and death under the false impression of bodily identification. When one is strengthened by practicing bhakti-yoga, his mind is cleansed of this misunderstanding, and he is no longer interested in material existence or in sense gratification.

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthu Mahārāja
• Bhagavān (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about ending samsara (rebirth)?

This verse says that when the mind is fully purified and one takes shelter at the Lord’s lotus feet, one does not return to the misery-laden cycle of transmigration.

Why did Pṛthu Mahārāja speak about taking shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet?

While instructing his citizens on the goal of life, Pṛthu emphasizes that real freedom from suffering comes from purified consciousness and firm devotional shelter in the Supreme Lord.

How can I apply asaṅga (detachment) and devotion in modern life?

Practice daily remembrance of the Lord (nāma-japa, prayer, scripture study), reduce compulsive sense-gratification, and make choices that strengthen inner purity—so your actions become anchored in devotion rather than attachment.