Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 36

Devas in Dvārakā, Brahmā’s Petition, and Uddhava’s Appeal

Prabhāsa Departure Set-Up

Devanagari script

यत्र स्न‍ात्वा दक्षशापाद् गृहीतो यक्ष्मणोडुराट् । विमुक्त: किल्बिषात् सद्यो भेजे भूय: कलोदयम् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

yatra snātvā dakṣa-śāpād gṛhīto yakṣmaṇodu-rāṭ vimuktaḥ kilbiṣāt sadyo bheje bhūyaḥ kalodayam

Translation

ณที่นั้น เมื่ออาบน้ำในปรภาสะ-เกษตร แม้พระจันทร์ซึ่งถูกโรคซูบผอมเพราะคำสาปของทักษะ ก็พ้นจากผลบาปโดยฉับพลัน และกลับเข้าสู่การเพิ่มพูนแห่งข้างขึ้นอีกครั้ง

Synonyms

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त; क्त्वान्त (having bathed)

• दक्ष-शापात्: from Dakṣa’s curse
• दक्ष-शापात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Dakṣa’s curse)

• गृहीतः: seized/afflicted
• गृहीतः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate of उडुराट्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृहीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘seized/afflicted’

• यक्ष्मणा: by (the disease) consumption
• यक्ष्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by/with consumption disease)

• उडु-राट्: the moon
• उडु-राट्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उडु (प्रातिपदिक) + राज्/राट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (king of stars = moon)

• विमुक्तः: freed
• विमुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate of उडुराट्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मुच् (धातु) → विमुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘freed’

• किल्बिषात्: from sin/taint
• किल्बिषात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (immediately)

• भेजे: attained/resorted to
• भेजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (again)

• कलोदयम्: the waxing (rise of lunar digits)
• कलोदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ (rise of digits/brightness; waxing)

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Candra (Moon-god)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the benefit of bathing in a holy place?

This verse states that bathing in a sacred tīrtha can immediately remove sinful reactions and restore lost auspiciousness—illustrated by the Moon-god being freed from the effects of Dakṣa’s curse.

Why is the Moon-god mentioned as being cured of yakṣmā in this Bhagavatam verse?

Śukadeva cites Candra’s deliverance to demonstrate the extraordinary purifying potency of that particular sacred place, where even a divine being afflicted by a curse regained his waxing radiance.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Seek purification through sincere devotional practices—such as tīrtha-yātrā with faith, remembrance of the Lord, and humble repentance—using sacred acts to renew one’s spiritual clarity and discipline.