Shloka 12

Pradyumna’s Abduction, Mahā-māyā, and the Slaying of Śambara

Devanagari script

रतिरुवाच भवान् नारायणसुत: शम्बरेणहृतो गृहात् । अहं तेऽधिकृता पत्नी रति: कामो भवान् प्रभो ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

ratir uvāca bhavān nārāyaṇa-sutaḥ śambareṇa hṛto gṛhāt ahaṁ te ’dhikṛtā patnī ratiḥ kāmo bhavān prabho

Translation

รตีกล่าวว่า พระองค์ทรงเป็นโอรสแห่งพระนารายณ์ และถูกอสูรศัมพรลักพาจากเรือนบิดามารดา ข้าคือรตี ภรรยาชอบธรรมของพระองค์ ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นนาย เพราะพระองค์คือกามเทพ

Synonyms

• रतिḥ: Rati
• रतिḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• नारायण-सुतः: son of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायण-सुतः: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नारायणस्य सुतः)

• शम्बरेण: by Śambara
• शम्बरेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हृतः: was taken/abducted
• हृतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गृहात्: from the house
• गृहात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अधिकृता: appointed
• अधिकृता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधि + कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘appointed/assigned’

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Pratijñā/Predicate nominative (विशेष्य-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रतिḥ: Rati
• रतिḥ: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समनाधिकरण (apposition to ‘पत्नी’)

• कामः: Kāma (Cupid)
• कामः: Pratijñā/Predicate nominative (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवान्: you (are)
• भवान्: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समनाधिकरण (with ‘कामः’)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Rati
• Nārāyaṇa
• Śambara
• Kāma

FAQs

Who is speaking in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.55.12 and what is she saying?

Rati speaks, identifying the person before her as Kāma (Cupid) and stating that she is his rightful wife, while recalling that he was kidnapped by the demon Śambara.

Why does Rati mention Śambara in Canto 10 Chapter 55?

She brings up Śambara to explain the cause of their separation—Śambara had abducted Kāma (in this narrative context) from his home, leading to the events that brought them together again.

What is the practical lesson from Bhagavatam 10.55.12 for modern life?

Even amid confusion and separation, truth can be restored through clear remembrance of one’s real identity and rightful relationships, guided by dharma and devotion.