Shloka 37

Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation

Devanagari script

तस्य बभ्रुरिति ख्यातः पुण्यश्लोको ऽभवन्नृपः / धार्मिको रूपसंपन्नस्तत्त्वज्ञानरतः सदा

Transliteration

tasya babhruriti khyātaḥ puṇyaśloko 'bhavannṛpaḥ / dhārmiko rūpasaṃpannastattvajñānarataḥ sadā

Translation

అతనివలన బభ్రు అనే నామముతో ప్రసిద్ధుడైన రాజు జన్మించెను—పుణ్యకీర్తిగలవాడు, ధార్మికుడు, రూపసంపన్నుడు, సదా తత్త్వజ్ఞానమున రతుడు.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular pronoun

• बभ्रुः: Babhrū
• बभ्रुः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बभ्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (proper name)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (उक्ति/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ख्यातः: known (as)
• ख्यातः: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ख्या (धातु; क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘was known’

• पुण्यश्लोकः: of holy fame
• पुण्यश्लोकः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — epithet; समासः कर्मधारय

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: क्रिया (आख्यात/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘became/was’

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — qualifying ‘नृपः/बभ्रुः’

• रूपसंपन्नः: handsome
• रूपसंपन्नः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + संपन्न (√पद्/√पन्; क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — qualifying subject; समासः तत्पुरुष (‘endowed with beauty/form’)

• तत्त्वज्ञानरतः: devoted to true knowledge
• तत्त्वज्ञानरतः: विशेषण (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्व + ज्ञान + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — qualifying subject; समासः तत्पुरुष (‘devoted to knowledge of reality’)

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Babhrū

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By praising the king as always devoted to tattva-jñāna, the verse signals that true royal excellence includes inquiry into ultimate reality—classically culminating in knowledge of the Self beyond mere ritual merit.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No single technique is named, but “tattva-jñāna-rataḥ” points to a jñāna-oriented discipline: steady contemplation and discernment (viveka) aligned with Purāṇic yoga ideals later systematized in the Kurma Purana’s teachings.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Indirectly: it frames dharma and truth-knowledge as the shared spiritual core of the Purāṇa’s synthesis, where devotion and realization are honored across sectarian lines rather than opposed.