Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 35

The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent

Devanagari script

इति तस्यां स आधाय गर्भं सूर्यो दिवं गत: । सद्य: कुमार: सञ्जज्ञे द्वितीय इव भास्कर: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

iti tasyāṁ sa ādhāya garbhaṁ sūryo divaṁ gataḥ sadyaḥ kumāraḥ sañjajñe dvitīya iva bhāskaraḥ

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระสุริยเทพทรงประดิษฐานพลังแห่งพืชพันธุ์อันรุ่งโรจน์ไว้ในครรภ์ของปฤถา แล้วเสด็จกลับสู่แดนสวรรค์ ทันใดนั้นกุนตีก็ประสูติบุตรผู้ดุจพระอาทิตย์องค์ที่สอง

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक particle (quotative/thus)

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आधाय: having implanted
• आधाय: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having placed/implanted’

• गर्भम्: embryo
• गर्भम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Gati-karma (गतिकर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘heaven’

• गतः: went
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘gone’

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• कुमारः: a boy/son
• कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सञ्जज्ञे: was born
• सञ्जज्ञे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• द्वितीयः: second
• द्वितीयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• इव: like
• इव: Upamana-dyotaka (उपमान-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक particle (like/as)

• भास्करः: the sun
• भास्करः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Sun-god)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 9.24.35 say about the Sun-god and a miraculous birth?

It states that after the Sun-god impregnated the woman, he returned to heaven, and a son was born immediately, shining like a second sun.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 9.24.35 and to whom is it being spoken?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit as part of the genealogical history leading through the Yadu dynasty.

What is the practical lesson of this verse for modern spiritual life?

It reminds readers that the Bhagavatam presents divine history where higher beings act under cosmic order—encouraging श्रद्धा (faith) and attentiveness to the Lord’s unfolding plan through dynasties and events.