Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

अन्त:पुरवरं राजन् ललनाशतसङ्कुलम् । विवेश पत्न्‍या गगनाद् विद्युतेव बलाहक: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

antaḥ-pura-varaṁ rājan lalanā-śata-saṅkulam viveśa patnyā gaganād vidyuteva balāhakaḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา พระประद्यุมนะและชายาเปรียบเสมือนเมฆที่มาพร้อมกับสายฟ้า ขณะที่ทั้งสองลงมาจากท้องฟ้าเข้าสู่เขตพระราชฐานชั้นใน ซึ่งเต็มไปด้วยหญิงงาม

Synonyms

• अन्तःपुरवरम्: the best inner-apartment (palace)
• अन्तःपुरवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर-वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Acc. sg. n.; तत्पुरुषः (अन्तःपुरस्य वरम्/श्रेष्ठम्)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Voc. sg. m.

• ललनाशतसङ्कुलम्: crowded with hundreds of women
• ललनाशतसङ्कुलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ललना-शत-सङ्कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Acc. sg. n.; तत्पुरुषः (ललनानां शतेन सङ्कुलम्)

• विवेश: entered
• विवेश: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd sg. act.

• पत्न्या: with (his) wife
• पत्न्या: Saha/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instr. sg. f.

• गगनात्: from the sky
• गगनात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Abl. sg. n.

• विद्युता: like lightning (by lightning)
• विद्युता: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instr. sg. f.

• इव: as/like
• इव: Upama-dyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक-निपात (particle of comparison)

• बलाहकः: a cloud
• बलाहकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाहक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nom. sg. m.

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

What is described in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.55.26?

It poetically describes entering the royal inner palace, crowded with many women, comparing the scene to a cloud accompanied by lightning—highlighting splendor and divine elegance.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit Mahārāja as ‘O King’ here?

Śukadeva is narrating the unfolding history and uses ‘rājan’ to directly engage Parīkṣit, keeping the dialogue format and royal listener context of the Bhagavatam.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It trains the mind to see beauty and grandeur through sacred metaphor while remembering the Lord’s pastimes—cultivating attentive hearing (śravaṇam) and reverence rather than mundane curiosity.