Shloka 15

Rāhu, Eclipses, Antarikṣa, and the Seven Subterranean Heavens

Bila-svarga

Devanagari script

यस्मिन् प्रविष्टेऽसुरवधूनां प्राय: पुंसवनानि भयादेव स्रवन्ति पतन्ति च ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

yasmin praviṣṭe ’sura-vadhūnāṁ prāyaḥ puṁsavanāni bhayād eva sravanti patanti ca.

Translation

సుదర్శనచక్రం ఆ ప్రాంతాల్లో ప్రవేశించినప్పుడు, దాని తేజస్సు భయంతో అసురుల గర్భిణీ స్త్రీలకు ఎక్కువగా గర్భస్రావం జరుగుతుంది।

Synonyms

• yasmin: in which (when)
• yasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun ‘in which/when’

• praviṣṭe: upon entering/when entered
• praviṣṭe: Adhikaraṇa (सप्तमी-absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√viś (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/भूतकृदन्त), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter/Masculine; absolute locative (सप्तमी-absolute): ‘when (he/it) has entered’

• asura-vadhūnām: of the wives of the asuras
• asura-vadhūnām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक) + vadhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘of the demon-wives’

• prāyaḥ: mostly
• prāyaḥ: Sambandha (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prāyas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘generally/for the most part’ (प्रायः)

• puṁsavanāni: miscarriages/expulsions of the fetus (lit. ‘male-producing rites/embryos’; here: fetuses)
• puṁsavanāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṁsavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhayāt: from fear
• bhayāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• sravanti: flow out/are discharged
• sravanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sru (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• patanti: fall
• patanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Asura-vadhū (wives of the asuras)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the fear experienced by demons in the presence of the Lord?

This verse states that merely by his entry, the asuras’ wives become so frightened that their pregnancies miscarry—showing the overwhelming, uncontrollable power of the Lord’s presence over demoniac nature.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī describing such intense effects in Canto 5, Chapter 24 to King Parīkṣit?

In this section Śukadeva explains the structure and conditions of the subterranean regions and the cosmic manifestations connected with divine power, emphasizing that even powerful asuras remain helpless before the Supreme Lord.

What is a practical lesson from this shloka for modern life?

It highlights that material strength cannot protect one from higher divine authority; cultivating devotion and humility is wiser than living in fear, pride, or opposition to dharma.