Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 45

Indra Slays Namuci—The Limits of Power and the Triumph of Divine Strategy

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच संयम्य मन्युसंरम्भं मानयन्तो मुनेर्वच: । उपगीयमानानुचरैर्ययु: सर्वे त्रिविष्टपम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca saṁyamya manyu-saṁrambhaṁ mānayanto muner vacaḥ upagīyamānānucarair yayuḥ sarve triviṣṭapam

Translation

พระศุกเทวะกล่าวว่า—เหล่าเทพยอมรับถ้อยคำของนารท จึงระงับโทสะและหยุดการต่อสู้ เมื่อบริวารสรรเสริญขับร้อง พวกเขาทั้งหมดก็กลับสู่สวรรค์ไตรวิษฏปะ

Synonyms

• śrī-śukaḥ: Śrī Śuka
• śrī-śukaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + śuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; honorific karmadhāraya

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• saṁyamya: having restrained
• saṁyamya: Hetu/Anukrama (हेतु/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-√yam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable; prior action

• manyu-saṁrambham: the surge of anger
• manyu-saṁrambham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manyu (प्रातिपदिक) + saṁrambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; tatpuruṣa 'outburst of anger'

• mānayantaḥ: honoring
• mānayantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mānaya (causative of √man) (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Parasmaipada, Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with sarve

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular

• vacaḥ: the word/command
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• upagīyamāna-anucaraiḥ: with attendants singing (praises)
• upagīyamāna-anucaraiḥ: Sahakārī (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upagīyamāna (Kridanta from upa-√gai) + anucara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural; karmadhāraya: 'attendants who are singing (their praises)'

• yayuḥ: they went
• yayuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Plural

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural

• triviṣṭapam: to heaven (Triviṣṭapa)
• triviṣṭapam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triviṣṭapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; destination

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• the sage (muni)
• attendants (anucara)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about controlling anger?

This verse highlights that even powerful beings must restrain anger (manyu-saṁrambha) and act with discipline, especially when guided by higher wisdom.

Why did they honor the sage’s words and leave for Triviṣṭapa?

Because the sage’s instruction carried spiritual authority; by respecting it, they chose restraint over retaliation and proceeded to the heavenly realm as directed.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Pause before reacting in anger, respect wise counsel, and choose actions that preserve dharma and long-term well-being over impulsive conflict.